Baby Steps

Mondays have a tendency to be a little overwhelming. Especially Mondays early on in the new year.

It's week 3 for me and the Mondays are not getting any easier, nor are they getting any less overwhelming. Especially this weeks' version of Monday.

Monthly meeting. The first of the year. Goals to achieve? Of course. They are big and they are scary. Overwhelming even, just to fit in with the current 'Monday' vibe.

Fast forward to home time (yes I made it out alive...)

 We had visitors, our dear friends and their 8 month old baby who we absolutely adore and are so blessed to have such a close relationship with. Watching him grow is just magic and having yet another 'mummy' friend is just another gift that could never bear a price tag. I learn so much from watching others parent and the I have come to the conclusion that there is definitely no 'one size fits all' approach to parenting!

Being only 8 months in age, the little man has a lifetime of goals before him, the first one being to learn to crawl, then walk, then run. All while trying to cut teeth.
His mummy is such a great mentor that she has even bought him knee pads in preparation for the big moment she knows will happen soon enough. Objects have been placed out of reach and there are daily activities in place to help him form new habits and master the art of believing in himself, knowing he can achieve something if he keeps at it.

Is that the key to it all? The right preparation, planning and having the confidence to never give up?

Someone once told me - achieving a goal is like breaking down a brick wall,  in the sense that it's more effectively done if you chip away at each brick instead of charging full force at the whole thing. If you try and hit the whole wall in one shot, you're more likely to end up on your ass with a strong feeling of defeat. Remove each brick one by one and you'll have many small achievements to celebrate and  before you know it, that big old wall doesn't seem so hard to knock down...in fact, there's not much hard work left at all.

So that shall be the approach this year....one thing at a time, baby steps if you wish.