Priorities · Create Eudaimonia

Christina Angelos

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Priorities

I hope you have that one person in your life that smacks you around and tells you to “get your priorities straight”

They love you so much, and just want to remind you of your morals, your values and who you are.

We all need this person in our lives that whip us back into shape when we’re falling off track.

For me in my life there’s an order of priorities that I align my daily actions to.

First off being God.

Immediately when I wake up I thank God for this day. Now it’s a default setting in my brain.

Took me two years of the 5 minute journal practicing gratitude daily to retrain my thoughts to default to gratitude. Prayer and silence is so important to me and I treasure those small moments with God everyday.

Even if I’m busy running around. I’ll take a few moments while I’m driving to say a little prayer in my mind and talk to God. I need His help in everything I do. And I know all the blessings I’ve experienced in this life are His doing.

So reminding myself daily to pray is top priority.

Plus it’s a bonus that creating art is time in silence.

Therefore time with God.

Creating Eudaimonia in your life means Making time in your day for what you value.

And if you say you value your relationship with God, then make time to talk to him.

Creating art is a win win 🎨🌞

And in doing this you are taking care of yourself.

Filling up your spiritual cup.

So that you can nurture, give and serve others throughout your day.

My next personal priority is my physical health.

I make sure I carve out time to cook meals from scratch using Whole Foods.

I train my body to build muscles by going to my La Gree Pilates classes. (I did mat Pilates at home for years before this)

I go on long walks outside in the sunshine.

I rest as much as my body needs to.

This is huge for me, not only for myself to be fit and healthy but so I am able to serve my family for longer.

Obviously the next priority in life is family.

Quality time with the people you love.

This can be challenging in a society that is so individualistic. We all work a lot and prioritize our work over our time with loved ones. Not because we want to, but because that’s what our world demands.

It’s up to us to set healthy boundaries with our working hours, so that we are able to dedicate time to our family.

Growing up my mom worked full time because she had to in order to provide for my sisters and I.

It wasn’t easy having a mom that came home at 7pm or later every night.

Our time together was limited but impactful.

Even though she came home exhausted she made time to stay up and read to us for sometimes hours until we fell asleep. We would cuddle up in bed and giggle, and that was our quality time together.

Her love was unconditional.

And I will never forget those nights together.

Then third priority might be work.

I recently read this quote that said,

“GOOD WORK LEADS TO MORE WORK”

so you might as well enjoy the process of working.

It’s every human’s goal to love their work.

To find peace and joy in their work.

To enjoy the process of whatever it is you are doing.

What’s nice about work, is that all our troubles, grief, pain, sorrow, that might flood our minds at night, completely dissolved when we are focused on our work.

Work can be meditative and calming if we allow it to be.

Reflect on your day today.

What actions did you take that aligned with your priorities today?

Reflect on what YOUR priorities are.

Free write about it and comment your reflections

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