Stuck in the Middle

WE ARE HALFWAY THROUGH 2022. TIME TO STAY ON TRACK, OR PIVOT.

I am not sure if the last 6 months have flown by, or if they have been painfully slow. Some days it feels like a mix of both. We are halfway through this year, so in a perfect world (which we are soo close to living in) we should be making good headway with our goals for this year. Now let’s get back to reality. I am nervous to even look at my vision board because if I am being honest, it has been a minute. But the year is not over and there is plenty of time to get back on track! for those of you that are going strong, and sticking to your goals and achievements and crushing your resolutions, I am sooo proud of you!! You deserve all of the applause and recognition!! Now is the perfect time for you to take a quick glance and see where you are, if you are ahead of schedule, and if you can add a few more goals to finish out the year strong...for the rest of us...

By Allison Okuneye

pivot where ya need to.

Turns out I am not at my one book a month goal. I underestimated how busy this season of my life would be. This is still something I want to achieve, so I am going to shift my focus to audiobooks since I find myself stuck in traffic multiple times in one day. I am not giving up on the goal, just a tiny adjustment to help make sure I can achieve it!

you might surprise yourself.

celebrate the small wins.

I was very optimistic about my fitness journey this year, and I am definitely NOT at my 3-4 days a week goal, BUT I have to acknowledge and appreciate the fact that I signed up for a gym and have been going more than once a month...I would say once a week (ish). So rather than beat myself up, I am going to place a friendly reminder post it note on my bathroom mirror to keep that goal top of mind. FULL DISCLOSURE when I said I was nervous to look at my vision board, that was the absolute truth. Do you know what? The beauty of adding any and everything to your vision board is that you might just do some of the things you forgot you put on there! I am excited to add some stickers and cross off the super random goals, and dreams that I totally forgot about.

be kind to yourself.

This season has not been easy for a lot of you. I have seen a ton of unexpected loss, tough diagnosis, and just exhaustion in our community circle. The fact that some of you are still here, showing up, and doing your best is MORE than enough. If you have the mental space to even go back to those original resolutions that is great, but if you are maxed out and just barely breathing, my friends, please don’t add another thing on your plate. Take care of yourself, your community needs you.