Day 4: What are your hopes and dreams for the future?
Welcome to Reflection Week- Day 4 discussion,
I hope you are doing well. This post is part of the Group Support Event- Reflection Week with 7 Cups. This discussion is intended to explore gratitude and reflect on the positive aspects of our life experiences.
Let's join us and share your reflections on growth, resilience, and appreciation.
@ASilentObserver
I would like to say thank you to everyone here. But my journey is to finish college and be able to help others in need. And here, with all your help, it helps me to make that journey a lot easier and manageable. I am proud to have people like you to stand by me and others in the program; we all could not have done it without the staff here at 7 Cups.
@Rose1324 Thank you for sharing your reflection with us. I admire and proud of you and your dedication to helping others. We are all here wit you to support you.
@ASilentObserver
What are your hopes and dreams for the future? What steps are you taking to achieve them?
personal growth, and better relationship with friends and partner i guess, i know it's a tad bit general xd. steps can vary from listening to a podcast to getting help from therapy
@daydreammemories I am glad you are considering personal growth and improving your relationships. It is a journey, not a destination, and even small steps can make a big difference.
How I see taken the steps is to continue with volunteer work and continue with college. Then hoping to be able to move to a new location to help my work performance. To gain the knowledge and the step to be a better person and learn to talk with others as I move on with my goals and education.
@Rose1324 I appreciate your thoughtful and proactive approach. It is good that you are prioritizing personal growth through both volunteering and continuing your education.
@ASilentObserver
2025: I want to make it through my first year of teaching, get back into a healthy creative/exercise/sleeping groove, make a new friend, get sober, and finish writing my novel.
So far I'm about half way through the school year already somehow, I'm going to take several art classes, I'm going back to therapy and psychiatry, I'm on a get sober app and on my 2nd day not drinking, I wrote poetry all day yesterday, and I got slightly better sleep last night. So far, so good, even if I have a long way to go.
Don't know how to make friends (I've tried classes and meetup groups and hangouts and church groups) or fit exercise into my teaching days or finish writing my novel when it gives me so much anxiety.
@determinedSea4370 That's amazing. I am glad you already taking so many positive steps towards your goals, especially tackling sobriety. We believe in you and proud of you.
My dreams and hopes for the future is to improve my mental health. Some steps I can take to achieve a good mental well being are
Gratitude journaling
Positive self talk
Physical activity
Practicing positive affirmations
Praying
@Admirablerainbow2825 That is wonderful that you are taking proactive steps towards improving your mental well-being.
@ASilentObserver
Personally I want to get over my (I don't know where it came from!) but....
Slight fear of birds. so apparently a bugie. In a cage 😀
my fellow #cup #cuppling's
🤔 Let's pause for a moment and appreciate something beautiful in life ....The.Animal.Kingdom
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What's Your Favorite Animal
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What do you like about which animal/(s)
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@joyfulUs2825
Or how did looking at these make you feel
@joyfulUs2825 Confused.
@determinedSea4370
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@joyfulUs2825 I can understand and relate to have a fear of birds, even if it seems a bit unusual. Please know fears can come from all sorts of places, sometimes without a clear origin.
@ASilentObserver
Thanks 🤗
My goal this year is to remain resilient and consistent. I trust that despite any obstacles that come my way I will be able to bounce back successfully. I believe this mindset will help me grow both personally and professionally this year. I am looking forward to going back to school for a continuing education course as well.
@kindheartedCaramel5494 It is a good goal to have. I have no doubt that you will achieve great things.
@ASilentObserver Thank you! I appreciate your encouragement 💓
@kindheartedCaramel5494
That is a great set of goals. Quiet ambitious. It will be rewarding to shift through them and once the years out appreciate eeling highly satisfied.
Great going KHC 🤗👌
One of my goals is to become a certified peer specialist. I have been out of the workforce for a while due to relocation to another country, and since volunteering here at 7 Cups, I have found this type of work fulfilling. I am currently enrolled in various courses and plan to take the certification test in the spring/summer.
@HappyHelper242
Amazing 🤩
@HappyHelper242 It sounds like you've discovered your calling! I wish you good luck.
@HappyHelper242 This is great, happy. I am glad you found a meaningful path to become a certified peer specialist.
I just want to get through this year, my stifling job, the classes I'm in to get out of the stifling job...
I'd like to have a job where I don't feel like I'm a glorified organic computer. A position where I can take breaks or a day off and not be behind when I come back. A position where things done right are recognized instead of nit-picking on minute errors and blowing them out of proportion...
@Enthenia Of course. It's good that you recognize that you deserve better and you are taking steps to a better future for yourself. Good decision. I wish you good luck.
@determinedSea4370 thanks! Really don't know where I'm going after school. I just don't want to be with this organization long-term. When I first started, I thought I could but not now. Which is a shame because the office is close to home
@Enthenia I am sorry to hear you are overwhelmed and burnt out. Please know it is okay to feel this way. And please know you are not alone in feeling this way.
@ASilentObserver it's more like frustration over two sets of rules. Like today I was told I shouldn't have put an alert on something because it was added to another report (which I didn't know. I went off the spreadsheet I was told to reference) so now I'm an idiot again.
I totally should know when someone goes in after the fact and adds information. And, if I say anything to the contrary, I'm argumentative.
@Enthenia
Oooo Enth, seems like you been going through some oppressive circumstances. Just remember we're all here. All the best with those 1st hard steps 👍💞
@joyfulUs2825 thanks. Most of the time, I don't have the time for anything else. Today it's a little better. Got through 174 customer names in two days (had to pull two reports each) and now I'm trying to figure out a report someone else pulled the data for that I'm supposed to do a follow-up on. Not sure if that makes any sense.
But, I have three small things to do and then I can shift back to my assignments. If I can get two submitted this week, I'll be on track.
Can't do much at home with her about...
I have a lot of dreams for my future but the one I'm working on the most right now is becoming fluent in Spanish. I try to work towards my goal every day, whether it's doing a lesson in a language learning app or just learning a new vocabulary word in Spanish and using it in a sentence. I really want to become multilingual and speak several different languages so sometimes I get frustrated with how slow my Spanish learning is going but I have to remind myself to be patient and just focus on the present. As long as I keep working towards my goal, I know I'll make it :)
@annabanabread Becoming fluent in a language takes a lot of patience! But, it seems that ypu've got the right routine and right mentality. I wish you good luck!
@determinedSea4370 it does! I've been doing Italiano and Spanish for a couple of years. I can't really speak Italian (the app I use doesn't like how I say the words) but I'm getting better at listening! I think I did a listening exercise today and I had to slow the spreed on two or three sentences (usually it's half).
I do better with Spanish.
@annabanabread That is fantastic, anna. I am glad you are approaching it with the right mindset. Though I get it how it feels frustrating when progress is slow. But know you are resilient and you got this.
@annabanabread
You know AB....you've inspired me on this! I too would love to speak certain languages. One of which I went to an evening course. Others I've dabbled with online options.
I think I'll work on that this weekend 👍😊🤗🤗