Everybody’s Got ‘Em - New Year’s Resolutions
Posted on 12.31.06 in General and there are 2 comments.
Tomorrow will be a New Year - a new start.
Do you have any resolutions? Any goals? Anything you’d like to say on Dec. 31, 2007 that you completed or accomplished in the prevous 364 days?
Here are a few of mine:
1. Cultivate an eternal perspective.
I tend to get consumed with the here and now. (A web project, learning a new skill, getting ready for our new baby, the daily to do list...etc.) It’s as though I’m driving and only looking at the hood of my car (minivan) instead of at the road in front of me. As a result I bump into trees, run over people and get lost. (Wow, that analogy really went south.)
The things that seem important here and now (work, cleaning house, teaching manners to my kids) aren’t really the things that are important in the long run (Listening, serving others, giving, being more selfless).
I want to have a long term perspective.
2. Run a half marathon.
Self explanatory
3. Simplify
I am a very passionate person. I enjoy doing just about everything and as a result I can be somewhat scattered. I want to simplify what I do and do those things well.
4. Be more patient.
I tend to rush. I rush my kids. I rush myself. I rush my husband. I want to be more patient...even when it takes The Smaller Person 20 minutes to walk down the driveway to check the mail because she has to inspect every crevice and leaf and rock and bit of dirt on the ground.
5. Start a music blog.
This is actually in the works and hopefully it will launch sometime in the next month. It’s just a dedicated place for me to write and comment and learn about music and the music industry.
6. Have an earlier bedtime.
For some odd reason, when I was younger I had a hard time keeping my eyes open after 10:00pm. Now I have a hard time getting to bed before 12:00am.
I enjoy the late night. It’s quiet, peaceful and such a treat to focus on one thing for hours on end.
But, it makes getting up early very difficult. That’s why I don’t get up early. Ideally, I’d like to go to bed at 10:00pm and wake up at 6:00am.
And Yours?
What about you? What are some things you’d like to do/change this year? It can be simple or life altering. You can have 1 goal or 20.
A word of warning: I plan to post my Goals for 2007 at the beginning of each month to remind me and challenge me. If you are bold enough to post a resolution or two of yours be warned that I’ll be posting it along with mine each month. So don’t post it unless you’re serious...
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The Comments:
Hmmm, I can definitely agree with the “establish better sleep patterns” goal. Though, being in college, we’ll see how that one goes. 
I try to be hopeful.
Jan 01, 07 at 12:55 am
Yeah… I need the sleep thing too. Note my comment time…
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Bekah
Dec 31, 06 at 10:15 pm