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Stick it, Post Its.

This morning I did something spectacular.

I threw away some unreasonable expectations I had of myself.  Some mental clutter.  Some .0002 oz weights.

For years, I have had perfectly straight rows of turquoise post it notes taped to the wall behind my computer monitor.  On them I wrote “steps” that I thought would take me in the direction I wanted to go.  As I was cleaning my desk this morning, I realized some were more paralyzing than motivating.  Others were no longer relevant.   Still others made me feel like a failure.  It’s hard to move forward when you feel overwhelmed and confused.  So one by one, I peeled them from the wall.

Then I crumbled them into a ball…

…and put them in the trash.

I’m not throwing away my goals.  If you have read my blog for any amount of time you know I’m a very goal oriented person.  I will continue to set and reach goals, oh yes I will, but I at the same time I am choosing to allow myself the freedom to “just be”.  I’m giving myself more room to breath.  More room to play.  More room to love.  I’m re-prioritizing.  I’m setting new goals.  I’m wiping the droplets off of the bathroom mirror.  I’m letting go of unreasonable expectations and embracing new possibilities.  I’m moving forward into territories that are a little less charted and I’m excited.

Hugs and High Fives,
Jenn

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11 Responses to “Stick it, Post Its.”

  1. On October 5, 2010 at 12:14 pm AJ @ atothejay.wordpress responded with... #

    Way to go Jenn! It’s good to do some mental decluttering now and then!

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  2. On October 5, 2010 at 12:59 pm Katie responded with... #

    I love this. There are goals and there are unreasonable expectations, and they are sometimes hard to discern. Way to go!

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  3. On October 5, 2010 at 2:45 pm homecookedem responded with... #

    Way to stick it to ’em!! :) I’ve done similar things like this before and it is so liberating!!

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  4. On October 5, 2010 at 7:03 pm Lisa @ I'm an Okie responded with... #

    I LOVE this! Goals are great, but if they aren’t reasonable, they just bring you down.

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  5. On October 5, 2010 at 8:07 pm michelle responded with... #

    I LOVE this too! I did away with my post-its, charts, etc. and can tell you without a doubt that I am such a happier Michelle :-) xoxo

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  6. On October 6, 2010 at 5:56 am charlotte responded with... #

    Is it terrible that I was trying to enlarge the pic to see what your post-its said?? I’m super goal-oriented too but I seem to get stymied in the details. Mizfit has a “vision board” that I love the idea of. Less structured than goals but still keeps your dream in sight:) Of course I’ve adored her idea for years but have I made one yet? No…

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    • On October 22, 2010 at 9:24 pm Deb (Smoothie Girl Eats Too) responded with... #

      Hee hee I was trying to enlarge the post-it photo too! Great minds think alike right Charlotte!? hee hee. Good for you for realizing what is and is NOT realistic and helpful for you.

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  7. On October 6, 2010 at 9:38 am Alyssa responded with... #

    LOVE it!!!!! I JUST finished reading another blog with yet more “helpful tips” on maintaining weight loss and what to do with your old clothes, when to give them away, etc. Well meant, but, in reality, just another item for my to-do list, and something else to feel guilty over when it’s not done at the “right” time.
    Sometimes ya just gotta let it go!

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  8. On October 6, 2010 at 10:09 am Tamara responded with... #

    I couldn’t agree more, sometimes we have to do a “clean sweep” to get at what really matters NOW.

    That said, I have one sticky on my monitor here at work that I won’t be tossing. It says, merely, “BREATHE.”

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  9. On October 6, 2010 at 10:48 am wanda responded with... #

    Sounds like a fun and interesting journey….enjoy the changes you dream of…blessings

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  10. On October 10, 2010 at 8:32 am Gwen responded with... #

    Thanks for the good thoughts and more…the motivation to keep moving, hopefully forward!

    Reply

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  • Posted on October 5, 2010
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