School has started again here and we have seen the temperature drop a little and the sun set earlier.....fall is here! I love Fall or Autumn! It is a time of beautiful colours and cool nights. Fewer bugs and more animal sightings at camp. Pumpkin Spice Lattes and Pumpkin pies!
I am starting this fall with some goal setting. I am not really a "goal-oriented" person but thought I should make some goals to try to work on discipline. I know, the D-word.....but I need more of it. So as September starts, I will be working with the Lord on discipline. In the weeks to come, I will be figuring out where discipline will be practised in my day and how that will look. As I am a pretty unstructured person and like to go-with-the-flow and see what each day brings (with no plan in place), this will be an interesting exercise.
Discipline has never been something I have found easy. My impression of my growing up years is that I lacked discipline and my mother had to work hard at getting me to do things like practice piano, cleaning my room and saving money. I am not sure if my impression is correct but I don't remember, ever, having that internal drive that some people have, to get things done. I have always been an "it'll wait till later" kinda kid. There were always more important things to do. These attitudes and habits have carried into adulthood, much to the frustration of my housemates when I leave the dishes or taking out the garbage "till later". I am hoping that by practising discipline, I will get better at it and will enjoy the structure more.
Stay tuned to see how it turns out!
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