Have you planned your life or are you just letting it happen?

Gentle guidance: Have you planned your life or are you just letting it happen?

This post is part of Mary’s archived writings from 2010–2025. Some older posts may mention products, courses or shop items that are no longer available. Mary’s book is still available on Amazon , and she now offers her active support inside her private Facebook group for widows .

By Mary Francis · Originally published: August 13, 2011

Archive notice: This is a historical post from Mary’s years of blogging. Some older posts may mention products, courses or shop items that are no longer available, as Mary now focuses her time and energy on supporting widows inside her private Facebook community. The guidance and stories remain here as a free resource for widows.

For current ways to connect with Mary’s work, you can:

Read her book on Amazon .
Request to join her private Facebook group for widows .

Write out 3 goals for the next 6 months.
Break each goal into small steps.
At night plan your steps for the next day. Never let a day go by without doing something positive to move you towards your goals.

Close your eyes and vision your goals. Where do you want to live? What would you like to weigh? What do you want to do in the next 6 months? Where would you like to travel to? How would you like to meet new people? Learn a new skill? Pay off a bill? In order to know how to arrive at your goal you have to know the starting point and the steps needed to get there. Create your goals and go after them. Stay focused and have faith in yourself.