Taking Inventory with Mom Expert Jen

Today’s truly thought-provoking post from Mom Expert Jen of Jenny 867-53oh9 will make you look within yourself and give some perspective as we move through this new year.

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I
stink at resolutions. And I’m not the only one in that boat.
We always seem to get revved up just to end up losing focus. We get
frustrated and vow to never make another resolution! Until the next
year. A few years ago I switched my resolution energy over to
inventory management. I call my inventory, Core Feelings.

My
father used to always tell me (in so many words), “Focus on
facts and not feelings.” I like to think my Core Feelings
cover both. What is fact in my life and how do I feel about it?

This
is my Core Feelings for 2009:

I
want peace and quiet.  I want to be content no matter what
is going on around me.  I want to be sincere.

I
think I have a lot on my plate.  I think I snap at the kids too
quickly. I think I try to please people too much.

I
need to love and be loved. I need a good, restful nights sleep. I
need to refill my Synthroid!

I
regret snapping at the boys too much.  I regret the times that I
don’t say something because of fear of judgment.  I regret
the times that I do
say something when silence would have been so much better.

I
enjoy visiting my mum. I enjoy curling up in bed, with a good book
on a rainy day.

I
dream to live overseas again. I dream that the boys will grow up to
be stable, fun-loving and God-fearing men.  I dream of a day
when…..

I hate
what fear does to people.  I hate getting in the way of who God
wants me to be.

I
like teasing my husband.  I like sit outside, drinking sweet tea
while watching the boys play with the neighborhood kids.  I like
having the whole bed to myself…sometimes. 

I
dread losing the mommy connection with my sons.  I dread passing
down fears and worries to my kids.  I dread conversations that
have anything to do with religion, politics and money.

I
need to learn to relax more and worry less.  I need to remember
how to laugh at people’s quirks (as well as my own).  I
need to spend more time with Hulkman (brother with Down syndrome)…he
makes me laugh.

I love
watching my husband play with the boys.  I love listening to him
talk to a crowd.  I love when my boys bust out a sincere,
belly-grabbing laugh.  I love watching a child have an a-ha
moment during a life’s lesson.

What
are your Core Feelings? I want to encourage you to write them down.
Then read them out loud to yourself. Were you transparent? Did you
hold back? Then do it again. This inventory management sheet is for
you; no one else. Now hang it where you will see it the most. For
me it’s by my shoes…I’m always second-guessing
myself on sole apparel!

It’s
okay to dread, it’s ok to need and it’s definitely ok to
be angry sometimes. But don’t forget the likes, the loves and
the dreams.

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