THE 3 TOP REASONS WHY I CHOSE "DISCIPLINED" AS MY WORD FOR 2025
TO DISCIPLINE OR NOT TO DISCIPLINE - that is the question!
A month and a half into the year and I have been seriously questioning why I chose "disciplined" as my word for 2025. So far it seems to have brought nothing but trouble.
In my last blog post, "IS IT THE ENEMY, GOD, OR AM I JUST PLAIN LAZY?", I had a realization that it was probably a combination of all three. The enemy would love nothing better than for me to fail in all three areas: health, wealth, and love. God is allowing difficult circumstances to come into my life to give me the opportunity to practice discipline. With my health issues the last month and a half I have had some points here and there where I could have practiced some discipline in some areas, but I was just like "naw, don't feel like it."
For a minute I even pondered switching my word to something that felt easier like LOVED. But then I thought that God would allow the most difficult people in my life so I could practice being love. As I pondered other words, all of them seemed like I would have to suffer unpleasant circumstances in order to practice being THE WORD. I decided to stick to "disciplined".
I've been feeling pretty discouraged so I decided to remind myself WHY I chose this word, so I could encourage my spirit. I am not going to lie, this past month and a half has been hard! I would really love to see a win!
So, with that, here are the top 3 reasons I chose "DISCIPLINED".
My Health
Since I turned 50 a number of years back it seems like I have been struggling with my health. I have always been pretty healthy. I used to exercise all the time and was the appropriate weight for my height. As I got older and went through menopause, keeping fit is a lot harder.
I try to eat as healthy as I can about 80% of the time. I try to get some movement in every day. I try to eat organic and as clean as I can. I take natural supplements and try to avoid all pharmaceutical products as much as possible. After I turned 50, I suffered a severe sciatic injury that took me months to recover from and caused me to have to use a walker for awhile.
Lately I've been suffering with kidney stones, which I've never had before. I have been dealing with colds and pulled muscles. I have been working on trying to lose weight for the last 12 years. I just felt stuck in so many ways. When I chose the word "disciplined" I decided that this was going to be my year to lose the weight no matter what. Man, has the "no matter what" part been hard!
The commitments I've made to myself this year are to exercise more, take my supplements daily, and eat healthier.
My Finances (Wealth)
I have been trying for 7 years as an entrepreneur to build generational wealth. It always feels like I take 1 step forward and 2 steps back. My first 3 years in business I made ZERO money. The 4th year I made less that $100. The 5th year I made a few hundred. The 6th year I made about $5000 and last year I made about $30,000. Every year I am learning and making more money.
BUT I AM NOT HOLDING ON TO IT!
Last year I had saved $6000. The most I've ever saved on my own. I had $1000 for an emergency account and that felt so good. I had other money set aside for specific things. I ran across an account on Instagram called BADDIES N BUDGETS.
She teaches all about budgeting, cash stuffing, and savings challeges. She has a lot of fun and cool products to help you. This is how I saved $6000.
Then my daughter lost her job and I helped her pay her bills while she found another job. I used up all the money I had saved.
I am planning on making more money this year and holding on to it this time.
The commitments I've made to myself this year are to save money and to not use the money for anything else than what I've designated it for, to keep increasing my skills so I can make more money, and to build wealth for my kids and grand kids.
My Love
When the year first started I was thinking of a romantic partner and eventual marriage, someone I could share my life with. Up until now I have been dead set against it. I had determined I was going to be single for the rest of my life. I am pretty independent. I have been separated/divorced for 20 years and single for 10 years. I live in a four generational household with my mom, my sister, my daughter, and two of my grandchildren (part-time). We have 6 cats, 2 dogs, 1 tortoise, and 2 fish. I do not live a quiet and boring life by any stretch of the imagination. I have to seek out time to be by myself. But how would a romantic partner fit into this family?
God has been showing me lately where I have been letting pride rear it's ugly head and how internally I can be so judgemental about others. I hate feeling that way! I have been praying for quite awhile for God to change me. I realized this morning, what better way to change than to practice loving others unconditionally. It can be really hard sometimes. I grew up in a toxic family and then lived in a toxic marriage for 27 years. I am quick to judge others and protect myself. I have struggled with abandonment issues, trust issues and fight or flight issues for many years. I started working on inner healing in 2020 and healed many of my heart wounds from these toxic traits. Obviously, I still have more work to do. I think we all do.
The commitments I've made to myself for this year is to work on more heart wounds, to discover how I can be in my feminine energy more, to find a man worthy of my love, to love others unconditionally and to "LET THEM" be who they are.
These are the top 3 reasons I chose my word "DISCIPLINED". Lord knows I need it!
Now I just have to keep these reasons front and center so that when I get discouraged I can remind myself why I am on this crazy journey to begin with!
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