day 14 #reverb15 transformation

Prompt: 

Tell us about transformation. 

I am a calmer person these days.  What is that?  Wisdom?  Actual less stress?  New coping techniques?  Diet?   Could be any number of these things.  Personal development?  Recognizing that I still have so much to learn about myself and the people and the world around me.  I am finding a balance between keeping the bar raised high enough and not being too critical if goals are not achieved.  For me personally and for my loved ones.  I used to be more of a perfectionist.   I am definitely not that anymore.  I am still driven to be better.  I am learning to NOT worry about things I cannot control and rather focus my attention on things I can do differently.  Always this time of year I start to reflect on the past year and what I achieved and what fell to the wayside.  I pick a word for the year.  Last year the word was TRUST.  This year I am leaning towards a more active verb.  I sense that 2016 will be another year of growth and early rising.  Waking up early makes all the difference.  I know that and yet, I resist.  But, I think I have found a way.  I am excited to see if indeed I will be able to turn the corner on this behaviour.