Day 6: Intention, Committment, Effort

I've reached the end of week 1 - YAY!

The weird thing is my life hasn't changed that much.  I thought my biggest challenge would be the actually making it to class.  The time spent away from my home and my family has always been my stumbling block, but making the 5 classes has been surprisingly easy.

My girls - when they're happy, I'm happy!

I always knew committing to the 40 Days would require lots of planning and a strict routine (it has), but the effort has paid off because not only has making it to class been easy for me, it's been relatively interruption-free for my family, especially my kids, which makes me happy. (-:

It has to do with intention, commitment and effort.  I know these things appeared in the 40 Days book somewhere - I'm sure I read it last night - but it's a good reminder how these things bring about the life we want.

I had the intention  - I've wanted to do 40 Days for a long time.

I made the commitment - I booked, paid and mentally committed myself to the program.

I put in the effort - This meant organising babysitters, making sure my husband could pick up the slack on some days husband and re-jigging my work hours. 

This is the book.  You can buy it here (click)

For me, there is more effort in the ability to physically show up than there is once I get there. This is why making the commitment was so difficult; I didn't think I could do it.  Once I committed, I made a plan, followed through and the rest just happened.

The following through part was highly dependent on planning and routine.  As any mother will tell you, a good routine works a treat! When you know what you're doing and when, there is safety and security.  Kids thrive on this.  They flip out when they don't have it.  We do too.  It's the only way to get things done.  Some call it discipline, or practice or commitment, but it's all the same thing really.  I found the same thing when I was studying.  At work, I guess we call it 'procedures.' 


I love that this was my reminder for the week.  It makes me feel more comfortable about moving through the next 5 weeks.  Obviously, I need to stick to my commitment, but also be mindful that it takes all three to make things happen.