choose

these the states-of-mind i have challenged myself to choose in 2013, and which i will carry with me into 2014: joy, health, love, focus and peace. challenging myself to choose these things means this:

choose: joy. 
more than a challenge, this is my life motto. to be a glass-half-full kind of person. to see the beauty and potential in small moments and in major events, in love and in sorrow, in the tangible and the intangible, and everywhere else joy can be found.

choose: health. 
to eat well and be active. to nurture my mind and spirit by taking time to do those things that fulfill me, from crafting to tea with friends to a short nap every now and then.

choose: love. 
to step back from judgments, support people, and accept differences with grace instead of skepticism or criticism.

choose: focus. 
to keep my mind on the present situation, personal and professional alike.

choose: peace. 
to change what i can, and let go of what i cannot, or should not, change.