Daily priorities often don't extend past getting the laundry done Or cleaning the cat box. Bigger goals, the ones that guide your life, can be trickier to establish, and it's possible to start the year with one idea and have a total shift occur because of a single incident. Keeping a regular journal is one method of tracking your life priorities, and What Really Matters to Me combines gentle self-help tips with all the room you need to set aside the daily trivia and get on with the bigger picture. Author Robyn Conley-Weaver has been a teacher and editor for years. In these pages, she emphasizes self-discovery with writing prompts such as "What causes you the most stress on a daily basis?" and "list any reasons you've chosen to live without joy or doing what you love." Accompanying blank pages are often decorated with a small illustration or quotes: "I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true ... to live up to the light that I have," from Abraham Lincoln. The text from Conley-Weaver surrounding the prompts is deeply personal; she shares much of her life story with readers in a way meant to offer encouragement. The real story here is the one you'll create yourself, full of surprises, emotion, and, ultimately, a custom-tailored guide to becoming exactly the person who will make you the happiest. --Jill Lightner
