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It is just January 2nd as I write this but this is my third day of high productivity. I cheated and started early. First thing I did was weigh myself. WOW! what a great day this is. Today is the first day since December 14th that I got under 200 at a wonderful 199.8. That is one of those carry over goals from 2019. 195 is my real goal but I am content under 200. I began weighing daily back when I was 240 so I guess it works. This is the third day of my getting up from the floor twice a day. I had knee replacements back in 2001 and I was told I should not kneel on them. Somewhere along the way a couple of years ago I got the idea in my head that I just couldn’t get up from a fall. I don’t understand why us aging people get these “I can’t!” ideas but every now and then a new one pops into my head. Jean and I took a course in falling, over at the Senior Center not long ago. On the last day of the course I volunteered and by golly, following instructions, I got up from the floor. I came right home, did it again and suddenly I lost my will to do it any more. I typed out a set of instructions and I knew that they worked but I just kept putting off trying them.
My daughter called on December 30th and brought up the subject of being able to get up if I fall. She sent me several video sites and I promised I would get up, which I did once on the 30th, twice on the 31st, twice on the 1st. Happy New Year! And twice today on the 2nd. I’m planning to make it a daily fun activity.
I’ve taken this same attitude toward several writing projects that I have been dragging my feet on for several years and I seem to have an all new attitude toward them this year. I need exercise for my body and I need to exercise my mind every day too. Since I am still a speaker I must get out and speak too and I am working on that too.
Now that is me, Art Fettig. What about you the reader? I haven’t accomplished much of anything in my life without setting goals and setting some deadlines and doing one hell of a lot of work on those goals. Sure, over the years I have set some really big goals and I’ve met some of the big ones along the way but together with those really big goals I have set some lesser goals that were reachable. Sometimes I have taken just one step at a time and and survived one day at a time.
So, in 2020 I have begun easing into some bigger goals that might appear easy to others but by God, I am working on things one day at a time.
Would you care to join me?
Recommended Reading
The Platinum Rule by Art Fettig
The Age Old Secret to Happiness and Prosperity. If you believe in the Golden Rule then, just maybe, you are one of those fortunate few who are ready to take a giant step forwaqrd in your lives to fame, fortune and a great new plateau of personal satisfaction.
Art Fettig has identified a little known key to wealth and happiness in his book The Platinum rule. I hope that millions of people discover this little book and apply this giving formula. Trul their lives will be enriched and certainly this will be a better world.” – The Wickman Formula, Executive Press 1991
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