Happy New Year! Phew! We made it to 2021! I hope your holiday season was filled with the magic of twinkling lights and a warm, cozy feeling. I realized that this new year would start with some of the same challenges of 2020, but the first week of 2021 was intense! I spent time at the end of last year reflecting on my personal goals for this year and I’m really excited to share them with you. There’s something about putting your dreams on paper that makes them feel more tangible and attainable. Goal setting can provide some structure too when the chaos, unpredictability and complexity of the world around us makes it so hard to focus. In that spirit, I want to encourage you to reflect on what your calling might be, what you feel passionate about, where you feel you can make a positive difference, and what gets you fired up to jump out of bed in the morning! I have two big personal goals that I want to focus on this first quarter:
1. Finish the Oregon Master Naturalist course
I’ve really been enjoying learning more about my beautiful state and building a foundation of knowledge in a wide variety of nature-related science topics. I’m especially looking forward to the wildlife unit which will be taught in February. Can’t wait! As part of this program I’ll be giving back to my community through volunteer work. I’ll keep you posted on where this journey will lead. 2. Create 20 hummingbird paintings by the end of March I really loved painting hummingbirds last year so I want to lean into and explore this subject even more. I’ve become so curious about hummingbirds that I’ve started reading about them. They’re fascinating! I’m planning on sharing tidbits of what I learn with you. Keeping my fingers crossed that you like hummingbirds too! :) I’ll be posting progress of my hummingbird art project on instagram if you’d like to follow along.
Do you enjoy goal setting and planning? What are your main personal goals as we head into this new year? What are you excited about in 2021?
Would love it if you share in the comments! Thanks!
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