New Ground
Reading the New Year's Resolutions posts, I can't help but get excited and a little antsy to get my feet wet too. We watched old videos from the past year and I was amazed at how much my babies had grown and how I am still the same person inside, the one that I've been forever: wanting to be in all the action, wanting to please, wanting to make a meaningful contribution somehow, a little surly come 7 PM, and the hair! (I think I will always struggle with how to wear this reddish mop!)
So, after lots of thoughtful introspection, and two wonderful lessons at church today, I feel prepared to make some goals for the new year. It's a little yin-yang, this practice of making goals. On the one hand, we're admitting there are things we don't like about ourselves that we'd like to change. And, on the other hand, we're lurching forward with faith, because we anticipate that these changes will make us whole. A newer, better version of ourselves. I could use some new blood coursing through these veins, metaphorically speaking.
This year, I want to:
- Fill my body with good things.
In doing these things, I hope to live a fuller, richer life (and lose the baby weight).
Every morning I pray that I will see a little progress and improvement (in anything) during my day. Change excites me. (I think that's why I love any movie that involves house remodeling). So, 2009, I meet you with hopes of change, improvement and lots of learning. Baby steps through second semester, baby steps through my 29th birthday, baby steps through potty-training Lucy. It's going to be a wild ride! I hope you'll stick around for it!
6 comments:
Thank you for your blog, Sarah. Thank you for your good example. You are growing more lovely, mature, knowledgeable and spiritual every day. Kind of like some other folks I've read about "and they knew it not". Love ya.
I love your "reddish mop", really. And I love your goals and thoughts and inspiration choices. Thanks.
Riding high on the high road sarah. As per usual.
YOU can do it. You CAN do it. You can DO it. You can do IT. :)
I love your blog. I'll be sticking around for this next year :) Good luck on your goals. I'm already having problems with mine.
I like your introspection on life. Good luck with your goals and beginning the new year.
seriously the best new year's resolutions I've ever seen or read. I absolutely love how your mind thinks and wish I could be successful in just one of those areas this year. well done and inspiring!
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