A little Word

Instead of having a new year resolution, one of my friends decided to challenge others to focus on ONE specific word and adapt that word to all areas of their lives. I was hesitant to follow the crowd, but I went ahead and chose the word discipline. According to answers.com, discipline is "training expected to produce a specific character or pattern of behavior, especially training that produces moral or mental improvement." That sounds like a challenge, doesn't it? I know that I can focus on this word often during my day-with eating, with HOW I spend my time, with the kids, with money, with going to bed early; it encompasses many things that I would like to work on.

What I like about this little word, is that it helps me to focus and think about things that I would like to improve upon in my life, but it doesn't create a specific goal that I would like to accomplish. Some of you may think that I am taking the easy way out, but I don't think that I am. I think that many people set up new year resolutions that don't get accomplished and then they feel like a failure. Nobody likes to feel like a failure. Instead, when I feel like I have not been very disciplined, I don't get all down and annoyed but I remember that "discipline" is a concept that I am working on. It is actually very positive. So far, I have been getting to the gym MUCH more than I did before this little word came along. I have also gone to bed a little earlier and have thought more about HOW I was spending our money. I think this little word really isn't that little.

Any of you out there up for a challenge to focus on a little word?