I started writing this before New Year's, but as usual, I'm best when I procrastinate.....hahahahaha! Maybe I should make that a new goal. Okay, probably not.
Well, it's that time of year again. You know, the time I sit down, think about where I am, where I want to be, and promptly come up with some off the wall plan on how I'm going to get there.
Okay, so I'm taking a different approach to my resolutions this year. Instead of saying I'm gonna lose more weight than the total body weight of a small child, save more money than I make in two years, or read my Bible through three times, I'm going to be realistic in my approach. Here we go:
1. Spend more quality time reading my Bible or doing my devotionals than I do now. I'm not saying I'm going to read more necessarily, but focus more on what I'm reading. It's not a contest. I don't think there's a point system that says "Wow, Kim read 4 chapters tonight and Suzie only read 2. Kim's clearly the winner". =)
2. Whether I lose a single pound or not, I will exercise more. I love boot camp class - okay, so not while I'm in it, but shortly after we're done - and I intend to pick up an interval running class as well. Once again - it's not a competition, but it's about me feeling like I'm doing something better for my overall health.
3. Have people over more often. I want to cook dinner for friends and family and just enjoy sharing life together in a real way. No pretenses, no expectations - just good company sharing good times.
4. Make a cleaning/yard schedule and stay on it - not at the expense of missing out with the people in my life, but so that we are able to spend more time relaxing in the end. I believe that being on a schedule actually frees you up to do other things.
5. Find ways to give back to my community - and get about proactively accomplishing that. After all, who doesn't feel better after giving back to someone with no thought for what you might get in return. There are plenty of people in need - and not just financially - and I might be the person who has something to offer them. To be honest, it will probably be a time or volunteer commitment over a monetary one, but that can be as valuable as money sometimes.
6. Last, but not least, take the time to really tell those around me how much they mean to me. After all, if I lost all the weight, cleaned the house top to bottom every single day, and helped all the needy people in Pensacola, but didn't appreciate the people in my life, I would have failed.
This is our one shot - one opportunity. I want to wake up each morning expecting to make a difference where I am, who I am, and with what talents I naturally have to offer, in some one's life.
