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2021 Reflect, Realign/Align and Prepare

By j jones
2021 Reflect, Realign/Align and Prepare

For many 2020 has been a year of hanging on by a thread. Whether that's due to illness, home schooling children while juggling full-time work, dealing with the worry of paying bills, loneliness, or extra pressures that are taking their toll. Life can be hectic and quite frankly look like a complete mess.
This year I believe there is an invitation from heaven to reflect on what's happening in our hearts, and a grace (like a slip-stream that someone else creates and we benefit from) to make the adjustments needed to get us back on track. Please don't read this as a "Must do better! " post as it really isn't. It's a "Wow! You have done so well on this journey. Let me take some of the weight for a while so you can adjust your bag a bit and check your map."
So if you're not feeling quite like yourself, are a bit lost or something in what I've written stirs your spirit I've shared some of the thoughts and questions that have come to my mind over the last few days while I've been pondering. I'll be taking time over the next few months to really mull over them and would love to have your company.
What is it you really believe in and does your life reflect your beliefs? Why do you believe what you do?
Our dreams give us hope, vision and purpose. To be relevant they need to be updated, expanded or perhaps just reawakened. What are your dreams for the next year? Five years? Sadly, long term plans aren't always a possibility. What are your important short-term plans that shouldn't be put off?
What does your thought life look like these days? Predominantly positive or are you finding that difficult at the moment? Sharing problems with trusted friends is important for our mental health, and for building healthy relationships. What I sometimes find difficult is working out where sharing ends and complaining starts! My current conclusion - if I'm less optimistic at the end of the conversation than the start, I'm probably complaining!
Feelings >thoughts >behaviour >feelings > Are there little changes that I can make that will improve my thought life/behaviour /feeling cycle?
Trying to put in to words what my spirit hears can be a bit of a challenge so please ask questions if what I've written doesn't make sense. Feedback and sharing stories is also appreciated either in the comments or in a private message.
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