Sara Free: 2015

Fearlessly Disciplined

Ah discipline. It's a good thing to practice, and I was able to be disciplined until by health took precedence. I stuck to the schedule I set out for myself. I would juggle doing the practical stuff, like housework, with the fun, getting messy projects. I am satisfied with my progress in this area.

I am also glad I've realized that sometimes I may need to take a break from being disciplined to take care of myself. If I need to heal, I need to heal. I will find a way to continue on the projects when a much needed break becomes necessary. And that break may not always correspond with the ones designated on the calendar. That's OK!

Of course, there are areas I would like more discipline, like eating and exercise. Winter brings out the lazy in me regarding these areas. Spring may revive the desire to get fit and eat clean.

I'll continue striving for discipline in my life. I'll try to balance that out with some lounging days. I worry that I am making up for lost time. Then I take a moment and embrace where I am so that I can use the time I do have in a productive or counterproductive manner.

Up next: Fearlessly Healthy - it's time to transfer that discipline to eating healthy. I want to commit to a Whole 30, the prospect does scare me. I fear I won't be able to stick to it, that I'll cave as soon as the stress amps up. I'm going to try and can fearlessly stick with it as best I can.

Feb 28, 2015 8:33:00 PM | 2015, One Little Word

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A Fearless Life :: No. 4

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Feb 1, 2015 5:00:00 PM | 2015, Fearless, One Little Word

January//Currently

Reading and hearing Burned.

Wanting more books with Jericho Barrons type characters.

Running stronger, which makes me deliriously happy – 9 miles this past weekend, slow and steady.

Having people in our house – that’s big – I worry about the mess.

Trying to be more fearless about having guests in our messy home.

Watching Agent Carter, Transparent, and Downton Abbey

Listening to the kids talk about which super heroes they want to be, the Batman video game has them all inspired. Rozzie is Wonder Woman and Merlyn is Hawkgirl.

Playing Words With Friends again now that I have enough space on my phone.

Drinking tea to get through the sugar cravings, sometimes it works.

Wanting to know my camera better so I can take awesome photos.

Hoping I can squeeze in some time to take my online photo class.

Joining the Bored and Brilliant phone challenge, I’d love more creativity.

Checking out this new classics children’s booklist.

Signing up for the Get Messy art journal challange.

Jan 30, 2015 6:00:00 AM | 2015, Currently

Fearlessly Create

The goal for January was to make, to stick with a few ideas (even though there are many that want to distract me). I did good sticking with the plan I set out for myself. I wanted to make words, collages, and write. I wanted to stick with a plan for making dinner at home. My new planner most certainly helped me with goal planning each day.

It’s good to give the fear boundaries when I want to create. I tell myself it doesn’t have to be great or out of this world. It’s a process to understand what I want, and part of that process is figuring out where the fear might creep in.

Creating is fun. It’s fun to see something become. There shouldn’t be fear in that, just wonder and amazement and acceptance of what is brought into the world. Yet, the fear will be there, so I’m trying to examine why it’s there and then get out whatever I’m making and make it anyways. I try to envision the end point, the happy me in a few months that will be looking back at all that I made, even if it wasn’t perfect.

The other goal was to share the creating, to put it on the blog, Instagram, and Twitter – my placeholders for this point in my life. Part of fearlessly creating for me, is fearlessly sharing. I am sharing so that it may exist beyond myself and maybe it may find its purpose.

I will continue to fearlessly create. There is so much more to this. First steps to understanding fear in creation - make and don’t let the critic demons in my head rule.

Up next: Fearlessly Disciplined – I seek to build upon my current creating routine, Mercury retrograde be darned. I’d also like more discipline in home routines, as we are about to be knee deep in activities and juggling many schedules. Discipline would help.

Jan 29, 2015 6:00:00 AM | 2015, One Little Word