Recently I heard a devotional from Henry Cloud, the wonderful guy who co-wrote the book “Boundaries”. You’ve probably heard me mention him before after he spoke at Women of Faith this year. I had to share this with you because it was simple and made so much sense.
He talked about how “Every breath we breathe is headed somewhere”. Hmm, isn’t that simple but true?
He was speaking about how important it is to think of 3 small goals every morning. 3 goals that are going to get you a small step closer to where you want to go. It doesn’t have to be big New Year’s resolution goals, just simple goals. But those goals get our brain focused in the right direction- the direction we want to head in! As our brain gets focused, we will then become more intentional about doing something about it.
I love it! Plain, simple, easy. 3 things.
So tomorrow when you wake up, I challenge you: What are 3 things you can do today to get you where you are going? Every breath is headed somewhere!
For his devotional:
http://www.womenoffaith.com/blog/2012/03/one-simple-thing/
Written by Natalie Chandler
Natalie Chandler, MA, LMHC is a therapist at Imagine Hope Counseling Group. Natalie enjoys doing marriage counseling, individual counseling, and couples counseling. We also specialize in family counseling, child, and adolescent counseling. Imagine Hope serves the Indianapolis area including the surrounding areas of Carmel, Fishers, Noblesville, Westfield, and Zionsville
This is wonderful, Natalie. Something I’ve never thought about but, as you said, plain, simple and easy. I accept the challenge but hope to carry it farther and do it for the next two weeks. Is it 21 days to build a habit? This will be a great new way to start my mornings and begin a good habit. Thanks!
Kathleen, It is simple, isn’t it? That’s why I loved it. And yes- 21 days for a habit! Good luck! Thank you for reading! And responding