The Difficult Things
Life pruning is an ongoing process of centering what matters and cutting what doesn’t.
Instead of circling values on a list, life pruning invites reflection and introspection. You already have your answers, but it’s easy to miss them in the perpetual stream of tasks and distractions. Carve out time to let the words flow, and you may be surprised how quickly the wisdom pours out.
You may want to start with The Wonderful Things, and then move into your challenges.
Journaling Questions: The Difficult Things
Think back over the past year. What memories stand out as the worst or hardest?
Make a list of things that drain you, things you want less of in your life.
What obligations or expectations bring feelings of frustration and resentment?
Are there things you keep doing even though you know if you didn’t, you’d feel better?
What do your answers say about what matters to you? What themes are emerging?
Make connections and group your answers into categories. Combined with The Wonderful Things highlights, you’re building your personalized list of what matters most.
Next up: Heroes & Villains.
In the meantime, put your growing list somewhere you can see it and practice removing or decreasing the time you spend on one of your energy drains. Replace it with something important to you. Share what you’re adding and subtracting with a loved one, or comment below. Saying it out loud boosts your momentum.
I’m working on removing news and social media from my mornings and replacing it with sunrises on my back porch.
Let’s build a community of people committed to living what matters most to us.
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