Tuesday, January 10, 2017

My Mantras for 2017

I blogged last year how I hate the new year, new you thing. It is not a whole new me just because it is a new year. I don't hate the old me so much that I need a new one. I do like the pick a word for the year thing.  Last year I didn't really have a word, but a saying, a mantra that carried me through.
Find joy in the journey
I felt like it helped carry me through some times where my attitude was lacking in positivity.  I would remind myself to find the joy in the journey and it would calm me a bit and help me refocus.  I think I will continue to use it this year. I also love

She believed she could so she did
and I used it many times to get through hard things, like my marathon and the Ragnar running in the intense Hawaiian heat.


This year I am going to also add
Just breathe
because often just taking a step back, taking a breath or two and reminding myself to just breathe
helps me relax and refocus and know the one thing I can always control in my own attitude. Except when I am tired, then don't get between me and my bed, or when I'm hungry...feed me.  But really we have such a short time here and the time with my kids is flying by.   

and finally

                                                       Make it happen

because I am the only one who can make me do my runs and my workouts. I have to make it happen if I want to reach the goals. 

Do you have a word for the year or a mantra? Is this a new year and a new you?
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7 comments:

  1. I love all of these mantras and use them. I'm also adding finishing is winning, because now I don't know if I'll be able to meet time goals.

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  2. Great mantras! I do not have one for the year but maybe I will put some of these to use.

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  3. OMG I am SO with you on loathing that New Year New You thing. That line is beyond tired but it never fails to show up every year. Love these mantras.

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  4. My phone case is "She believed she could so she did." I think I got it from a gift card I won on your blog a few years ago!

    I like resetting my mileage at the beginning of the year and watching them build back up, but I'm not a big resolutions person either.

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  5. I love all of these, especially the last one! :) Here's to a great 2017!

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  6. AMEN to hating the whole "New Year; New You" thing - I think I commented the same thing on your post last year, ha! But I still feel very strongly the same :) . Love the mantras!

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  7. I have a variety of mantras that I use, but if I were to choose a word for the year it would be "calm". I'm anxious about so many different things right now, but none of them are things I can control. I just have to stay calm and let things play out.

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