What Matters Most to Me (+Giveaway)
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I’ve been thinking a lot about what matters most to me as a woman, a career woman, a wife, a mother and other titles and roles I take on in my daily life. There are lots of things that matter, but some things matter more. Learning to let go of the smaller things is a challenge for me, but I’m really making strides by reminding myself to keep focused on what matters most.
On the My Tree Matters tool at the One-A-Day Multi-vitamins website, I took a few minutes to choose what really matters to me this year. Last year, I would have chosen career without thinking. So much has changed this year and I chose health, creativity and relationships. These are three of the things I have been working on this year and, really, they do matter most to me. Since the beginning of the year, I have been challenging myself to get healthy both by being active and eating a better diet. Creatively, I have been pushing myself out of my comfort zone when it comes to writing and photography, both of which are my respective careers. I find that, sometimes, working in a field you love can stifle your creative voice. As such, I’ve really been pushing myself to do more creative work instead of just work-work. Relationship wise, I have been working hard to nurture the relationship with my husband and with my friends. I have been rewarded tenfold for all of the effort I have put into each of these areas of my life. Because of the health work I have been doing, I have more energy. Because I have more energy, I have more pizazz when it comes to creativity. Because of that pizazz, I feel better about myself which leads to a more confident self in my relationships. Now that’s something to be thankful for!
I think what has helped me through this busy, difficult and wonderful year is that I have kept my focus on the positive. I’m not saying that it hasn’t been hard at times. Just last week we passed what would have been my grandparents 54th anniversary. I broke down in tears that morning. Throughout the day, I kept busy with my children and tried to keep my chin up. When I talked to my grandma that evening, we talked about the amazing man that he was and how he loved all of us so much. We toasted to his memory and his legacy. Things like that conversation, a nurturing, loving one, are really what matter most to me when it comes down to it.
Now I want to hear about what matters most to you. Has your perspective changed?. Leave me a comment about how you view the things that matter most in your life by September 11, 2010. A random winner will win a $150 Visa Gift Card sponsored by BlogHer. There’s also a chance for more $150 gift cards on the other participating blogs and another $100 Visa Gift Card from BlogHer is also located on the Exclusive Offers Page. Read more on the Official Rules page.
What matters most to me is family and cherishing the time we have together.
After putting career first for MANY years, I learned hard and fast that Family is the real important thing in life. I was let go from an employer and a member of my (old) Sunday School class was the one that actually “let me go”. Talk about weird… anyway, I have learned that friends come and go, jobs come and go, and obviously material things are meaningless. My husband and 2 boys are what the most important to me!
material things used to seem important, but now that my husband and I are entering our middle years, just that we both stay healthy is what matters most. I want us both to be around to see our grandchildren grow up.
I love spending time with my family!
My perspective has changed a bit. I have really learned to be grateful for everything, because you never know when you might lose something that you had taken for granted like you house or your health. topgun34er(at)hotmail(dot)com
My family matters most to me but I do need some ME time every now and then.
Twitter: FourAgainstTwo
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My family matters the most. I have realized though that even though I know this, I don’t always show this to them. My actions have to show that they matter more than anything else. I have been working on my patience, my words and how to demonstrate my love and affection effectively.
What matters most is that my family is safe and healthy. That we communicate daily one way or another. That before I hang up from a telephone call with any of them, that I tell them that I love them and when I see them, that I kiss them before they leave. You never know when is the last time you might see someone so being in the moment with them is so important. Loving others is all that matters ever.
I have a feeling my perspective is about to change. Of course my faith and my family mean the most to me, but my husband and I are 4.5 weeks away from having our first child. I have a feeling that I don’t have a CLUE about what’s important to me just yet.
Definitely my husband and family. When all else fails, they will always be there for me.
Twitter: fromtracie
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My family matters most to me. That and pursuing health, both physical and emotional. Which is good for all of us!
What matters to me most is the health of my family. I have learned in life, that without good health, nothing else matters.
My husband and kids matter most, but I do constantly have to remind myself not to obsess over the smaller stuff.
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No matter what’s on my mind when I come home from work each day, what matters to me most is my husband, our dog, and our health. I prioritize working out over cleaning and cooking since I can’t take care of my loved ones if I’m not healthy!
My time with my husband really matters to me. We have been together 27 years, but the first 16 I was so busy with work that we were almost strangers passing in the night. Then I became ill, and he has stuck with me through thick and thin. He is my very best friend in the world.
Being disabled makes it hard for me to do anything around the house sometimes I feel useless but my family is my support system they help with the daily chores and don’t make me feel bad that I cant help I love them so much!
What matters most to me is being there for my family, enjoying our time together, keeping them healthy and happy. I have other important personal goals but as long as I keep them a priority I am at my happiest.
My family matters the most to me. I make sure we have dinner together every night.
My kids matter more than anything to me.
After a bad wreck two months ago left me with crippling pain I had to rethink everything. Every step, every movement….everything. I know that my husband and my kids are who have my back.