re-prioritizing my 2013 focus

ok, here's a list of my re-prioritized focus for 2013! instead of listing them one, by one, i list them in groups...

• personal life - i will lead a more balanced life

• spiritual life - i will continue to practice buddhism well

• health - i will be more positive and i will exercise regularly

• family

• mum - i will continue to look after and provide for her

• bee - i will increase spending quality time with him

• sapphie - i will give her more quality time

• siblings - i will build on the good relationships with them 

• work - i will get a job

• friends & close colleagues - i will increase interaction opportunities with them

• bloggers - i will continue to blog and share my story from my perspective

hmmm, frankly, i had the tension placing and ordering the sub-bullets, but decided that there should be no specific order. eg spiritual life and health, they should be equally important cos they are mutually reinforcing, after all, when and if i am not healthy/ sick, it would be challenging to be able to commit efforts towards my spiritual practice. no?

and if you ask me why personal above family, so selfish? well, the principle i adopt is this, if i cannot look after my own well-being, forget about looking and committing time and efforts towards others. reminded me of my earlier reflections about the need to love myself so that i can love others well.

ok, i think this list is more balanced!