Let’s start talking about the most important person in your life….YOU.
One of the best definitions of a human is described by none other than the Bible where it talks about it consisting of the body, soul and spirit. The 3 aspects are interconnected and yet distinctly different. They are also interdependent and influence each other to make up the full person.
- The Body consist of the physical you – the part that consists of the flesh and bones and everything in between.
- The Soul is the mental you – the part that controls the emotions, the mind and the will.
- The Spirit is the spiritual you, that connects to the spiritual realm or what we call God.
By focusing on the 3 things in our personal project, we then make it complete.
So, how do we start?
Obviously, if we wish to do a personal project, we should start by taking stock at our own life (objectively). Write down what you think is lacking or things that that we think we can improve. Then put that aside as we look what is considered the best practices. From there, we then make certain action items so that the items that we have written down previously can mimic those that are stated as best practice.
One example is diet. Obviously, it will be near impossible to switch from our unhealthy food habits to one that is healthy in a single day…there is a correlation that healthy food probably does not taste as good versus healthier options. But we can change perhaps just the bread that we eat at breakfast from white to whole wheat, or we can reduce the number of Coke we drink. What is important is that we start.
I really like the verse from the book of Zechariah that says “Do not despise these small beginnings, for the Lord rejoices to see the work begin”. This verse encourages us to not be discouraged with the small little changes in whatever aspects we have chosen. But as we start with baby steps, and be persistent with minor improvements, we will eventually move toward a better future and do the seemingly impossible.
I started my “getting to be a better me” journey in my 20s. Now that I am in my 50s, I am still trying out new things – the most recent being joining a Pilates class.