Tightening Up My Circle

 

This year my word is Focus.  I chose this word because I want to really focus on what is most important to me – my faith in God, my ethics and morals, the quality of my life, my happiness and contentment.  What doesn’t fit, has to go.

 

I have decluttered” the stuff” from my life that no longer serves me and enhances my life and I continue to do that on a regular basis to make sure I maintain that.  I carefully pick and choose what I listen to, read, watch on television and participate in.  I meet with my therapist once a month to make sure my mental health is intact.  I am focusing more on taking good care of myself.

 

One of the things I’ve also felt compelled to do is to tighten up my circle of friends, family members and associates.  If people in my life do not fit within my set of principles or are damaging to my overall wellbeing I no longer wish to spend my time with them.  If they do not enhance my life or cause me to feel uncomfortable I am going to avoid them.  If they degrade me in anyway because they don’t agree with my way of life or how I feel and think, then I don’t need them to be in my life.  The world is full of hate and ugliness so I don’t need to invite that into my inner circle.

 

I only want to surround myself with really good people.  Not to sound like a bible thumping holy roller, but if you follow the teachings and examples of Jesus Christ, then you are in with me!  He was kind, patient, loving and generous and that is how I try to live my life as well.  I have zero tolerance for racism, hateful thoughts, statements and behaviors, greed and corruption, the total disregard for the rules of law and our United States Constitution.  It is ugly and it is WRONG on more levels than I can count and if anyone is okay with any of it I don’t want to associate with that person.  It’s that simple.

 

I know we all have the right to think and believe what we choose to, however I don’t have to accept all of it into my life.  I have a criteria that must be met in order for someone to have a relationship with me.  I’m tightening up my circle and it feels right and just and better.