CARE

"To will is to select a goal, determine a course of action that will bring one to that goal, and then hold to that action until the goal is reached. The key is action."
Michael Hanson

A good friend of mine challenged her blog readers recently to adopt a "word of the year." I have been pondering this for a while and think I may have come across a word that fits.

CARE

C- Change. Change my attitude. Change my bad habits. Change the basic way I view things in life. In a sense taking off one set of glasses and putting on a new set. One that sees the good in people first, appreciates the smaller things in life.

A- Accept. Accept and love who I am. Accept others as who they are. Accept the place I am in right now as God's will for me. Accept the good things that are coming my way.

R- Relationships. I want to build upon the ones already in place in my life. I want to sow into the lives of my friends, spend more time with my family, and grow deeper in love with my husband.

E- Encourage. I want and need to make a conscious effort to be positive and say uplifting words. I want to focus on building people up, and help them feel valued and loved.


So that's it in a (not so small) nutshell. Care about God. Care about myself. Care about my family. Care about my friends. Care about others I may come in contact with. Lord let me be a caring, accepting, encouraging person.

Everyone of us needs to show how much we care for each other and, in the process, care for ourselves.
- Princess Diana