Often, Ethan and I ask each other, “What’s your goal today? Or, what are your goals in life?” Goals are something we should all have. Something we all try to achieve and succeed at, eventually, at some point in our lifetime. Some goals can be easier to achieve than others, such as brushing your teeth or making sure you drink at least 40 oz. of water a day. Others are much harder and often don’t get done, accomplished, finished, or reached until later on in life. Whatever it may be, goals are goals, no matter how big or how small!
I’m reminded of the movie “Horton Hears a Who.” When Horton the elephant says, “A Person’s a person, no matter how small.” This could be changed to say “a goal is a goal, no matter how small.” I often think the smaller goals we have on a day-to-day basis tend to be more immediately rewarding than the bigger goals in life. There are days when all I want to do is play with my girls, but I must get the dishes cleaned and put away so that we have plates to eat on later. Though it gets difficult to do the little goals in my daily life and routine, I feel so good when I finish them. I always get more motivated, more energized, and much happier when my house is clean (at least more than usual…). I feel relieved to know that something is checked off my to-do list, even if it wasn’t a big thing, it still made a difference to me.
How Do I View Relationship Goals?
Relationship goals are a lot like this. When I tell Ethan that I have a goal to be kinder to myself, I’m not only trying to be better about saying kind things to myself, but to him as my husband, and towards other people.
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