Today I’m looking back over the month of January and reflecting on all the things I’ve learned. I’m linking up over at Emily P. Freeman’s place, as usual.
Here are 4 things I’ve learned in January:
- The quality of your friends is better than the quantity of your friends. The older I get, the better I am at identifying those good, true friends and those who are just friends-by-convenience. Having a lot of friends is great but having a handful of best friends is greater.
- Minimalism is my thing. With my style, with my closets, with my decor, with my schedule.
- Do less. I feel like the past few years, there has been this big push to do more. Get more accomplished, be more productive. Now, in the last few months, I think that push is shifting. Books like Simply Tuesday and Breaking Busy have been published, not only urging us to slow down but teaching us how.
- I don’t need to confuse my primary calling with my “secondary calling.” For me, my primary calling is to be a wife and mother. My secondary callings, like teaching and blogging, need to be prioritized. (I heard this on Jamie Ivey’s podcast with Mandy Rose, which I definitely recommend listening to when you have a chance!)
Reflect back on your own month–what have you been learning? Share something with me in the comments!
4 Comments
Chelsea
I think I am learning this month to slow down. I spent most of January running, running, running, in all aspects of my life. Your point on prioritizing the primary calling hit me the right way though, that feeds into the “slowing down”. Great article 🙂
Courtney
Yes! Thanks for stopping by!
seekingautumn
Hi, stopping by from the link up. I can really relate to point 1 – I’ve acquired a few ‘by convenience’ friendships and it has done me good to identify and move away from those. And lots of wisdom in your other points too – I’m terrible at over-scheduling. I definitely need to learn to do less and be ok with that!
Courtney
I think when we are younger, we think we have to be best friends with everyone. The older we get, we better cherish those true, lasting friendships! Thanks for stopping by!