The Wunderkin of Goals

It’s approaching the middle of the month, can you believe it?  How many people have already broken their New Year’s resolutions?  For those of us who not set resolutions but instead set goals, how are we coming along?  Isn’t it a relief to know that a goal is not something that can be broken although it may be delayed or turn out to be unreachable.  Somehow a goal does not seem as relentless as a resolution especially if you have vowed off chocolate or something equally addictive.

       As any reader knows setting goals can be a real challenge in itself but sometimes we create a goal without even realizing that this is in fact what we have done.  For instance, the fact that we get up each day, go to work and come home again is a goal in itself.  The second goal is accomplishing the daily routine with integrity and quiet pride.  The fact that we pay our bills, on time, is another goal that we do without realizing that it is a goal.  Paying off our mortgage, it seems a must but it is also a goal.  Looking for brass rings almost daily, isn’t that a goal in being cheerful or having optimism?  So many goals without even naming them.

       We are a remarkable species when we are at our best and often we are at our best without even acknowledging what wunderkins we really are.  So today, give yourself a pat on the back for being able to face a brave new day.