The New Normal/Setting Goals
When we experience the loss of a loved one, or experience any situation that causes us to grieve, it can put a hold on things, simply because we just don’t have the energy and the push to get it done. Grief affects all of us uniquely in our minds (our mental state) and in our bodies (our physical state). Some even lose their purpose or lose the will to get back to something they may have started. For many, grief has given them new ideas and goals to begin.
Do you have any goals that may have been interrupted due to grief? Here’s what I want you to do:
Grab a notebook, journal, or a piece of paper that you can keep to use later on.
Write down every thing you have accomplished in life so far, no matter how small or minuit it may seem.
Write down the goal or goals that may have started but did not complete due to grief.
Write down a realistic timeline to give yourself to begin and complete your goal
Pick up your notes once per week and track your progress
I will give an example (a realistic one) that I am working on just to help you get started: I started writing a book after the death of my sister almost 2 years ago. I developed what I will call “writer’s block” because in my grieving, I just could not get it finished, especially because it is about grief. My realistic goal I am giving myself to get this completed is going to be between June 2025 which is my birthday, or December 2025 which will mark year number 3 that my sister has departed this Earth.
LET’S GET STARTED! I am rooting for you because I know that through your healing process, you will meet your goal.
