Resolutions are for the birds.
Seriously...who keeps those things?
I find that goals are better. I like goals a lot.
They are tangible and they give you something to reach for.
Since we're here talking about goals, I figured I'd share mine with you. Getting things out in the open makes me feel like people are keeping me accountable. Even if you don't tell me you are, I still like to think you are. Right? Right. So..let's get crackin' on these here goals for 2012.
Run: I announced on facebook that I'm looking into running a 5K, maybe more, this year. I'm a novice runner. Novice like...I run when I feel ambitious. I haven't felt ambitious since September. It's not just that I want to be in shape and use the body that God has given me to its full potential, it's that I was inspired by a good friend earlier in 2011. I saw her run her very first marathon. And finish it. It was truly inspiring, and it put inside me the desire to actually enter into some sort of organized run before I turn 80. I've had a very-rarely-ever-spoken-of goal of running a marathon for a few years now. If I don't do it now, then I WILL be 80 before I ever do it.
Plan: I want to plan another concert. I've been tossing the idea around for months now, have had a number of conversations with different people, and plans are finally taking shape. Music is my passion, and the last time I did this I was totally and completely in my element. It fueled my passion for the music business even more. Plus, I think it will be a good thing to keep my eyes set on what I'm going to school for. Why I spend hours upon hours in class and doing homework. Sometimes refocusing is good. Actually...refocusing is awesome. All the time.
Intentions: I want to be more intentional with my time. Last year I wrote a couple of posts about just that and it worked for a while, but after I came back from camp in August I forgot. Even though I still have that very same list hanging on my bulletin board. Not only do I not want to procrastinate, but I just want to waste less time. I'm so tired of being distracted by facebook and other fruitless things on the internet when I could be spending my time otherwise. Like blogging. And just pouring my energy into things that could help people. I'm way too selfish with my time, and I want to change that.
Refocus: My relationship with God was severely lacking the last half of 2011. There...I said it. I was in a funk that I'm still trying to get out of. I was being challenged in many different and difficult ways. It felt as though I was being pushed in every direction except the one that I needed to be going in. I want to refocus and get my eyes back on God and where He is leading me. If anything, I need His guidance now more than ever before. 2012 is going to be a big year of decisions and I need a lot of guidance and grace from the Lord. It's going to be a year of rigorous school work (I'll be taking classes straight through the summer on into the Fall), and deciding where I'll be transferring next Spring. I'm excited, scared, nervous. So...refocusing my eyes on God is the biggest one on this list. Once refocusing takes place, everything else will take shape.
On New Years Eve I couldn't help but feel nervous for the new year. I had this feeling of dread come over me, because I was very aware of the amount of classes I would be taking, the books I would be reading, the studying I would be doing. I'm still nervous and scared, but not as dreadful as I was 4 days ago. Maybe because I took some time to look ahead and make goals for myself and for this new year. I may have a heavy load of classes that all starts tomorrow morning at eight 'o clock in the morning, but that doesn't mean I can't do other things outside of studying. I need to bring glory to God and serve Him. I need to use my time and talents that He has given me to expand His kingdom.
So here's to goals. And a new year!
What are YOUR goals? Please share in the comments.
Seriously...who keeps those things?
I find that goals are better. I like goals a lot.
They are tangible and they give you something to reach for.
Since we're here talking about goals, I figured I'd share mine with you. Getting things out in the open makes me feel like people are keeping me accountable. Even if you don't tell me you are, I still like to think you are. Right? Right. So..let's get crackin' on these here goals for 2012.
Run: I announced on facebook that I'm looking into running a 5K, maybe more, this year. I'm a novice runner. Novice like...I run when I feel ambitious. I haven't felt ambitious since September. It's not just that I want to be in shape and use the body that God has given me to its full potential, it's that I was inspired by a good friend earlier in 2011. I saw her run her very first marathon. And finish it. It was truly inspiring, and it put inside me the desire to actually enter into some sort of organized run before I turn 80. I've had a very-rarely-ever-spoken-of goal of running a marathon for a few years now. If I don't do it now, then I WILL be 80 before I ever do it.
Plan: I want to plan another concert. I've been tossing the idea around for months now, have had a number of conversations with different people, and plans are finally taking shape. Music is my passion, and the last time I did this I was totally and completely in my element. It fueled my passion for the music business even more. Plus, I think it will be a good thing to keep my eyes set on what I'm going to school for. Why I spend hours upon hours in class and doing homework. Sometimes refocusing is good. Actually...refocusing is awesome. All the time.
Intentions: I want to be more intentional with my time. Last year I wrote a couple of posts about just that and it worked for a while, but after I came back from camp in August I forgot. Even though I still have that very same list hanging on my bulletin board. Not only do I not want to procrastinate, but I just want to waste less time. I'm so tired of being distracted by facebook and other fruitless things on the internet when I could be spending my time otherwise. Like blogging. And just pouring my energy into things that could help people. I'm way too selfish with my time, and I want to change that.
Refocus: My relationship with God was severely lacking the last half of 2011. There...I said it. I was in a funk that I'm still trying to get out of. I was being challenged in many different and difficult ways. It felt as though I was being pushed in every direction except the one that I needed to be going in. I want to refocus and get my eyes back on God and where He is leading me. If anything, I need His guidance now more than ever before. 2012 is going to be a big year of decisions and I need a lot of guidance and grace from the Lord. It's going to be a year of rigorous school work (I'll be taking classes straight through the summer on into the Fall), and deciding where I'll be transferring next Spring. I'm excited, scared, nervous. So...refocusing my eyes on God is the biggest one on this list. Once refocusing takes place, everything else will take shape.
On New Years Eve I couldn't help but feel nervous for the new year. I had this feeling of dread come over me, because I was very aware of the amount of classes I would be taking, the books I would be reading, the studying I would be doing. I'm still nervous and scared, but not as dreadful as I was 4 days ago. Maybe because I took some time to look ahead and make goals for myself and for this new year. I may have a heavy load of classes that all starts tomorrow morning at eight 'o clock in the morning, but that doesn't mean I can't do other things outside of studying. I need to bring glory to God and serve Him. I need to use my time and talents that He has given me to expand His kingdom.
So here's to goals. And a new year!
What are YOUR goals? Please share in the comments.
Since the question was asked, I did some serious thinking (I really hadn't before), and here's my answer:
ReplyDelete1) Don't feel so sorry for myself.
2) Invest in people.
3) Loosen attachments to my stuff and be more intentional when forming new ones.
4. Be a better steward of the things I do have.
I think those are the big ones.
Thanks for sharing, friend. I hope your goals are met this year, or that at least you grow while trying to meet them.
Goals are far, far better than resolutions. They sound somewhere between resolve and hope. And what Emily said... whether you meet them or not is less important than growing on the way.
ReplyDeleteI already posted mine, and they are sadly not as awesome and healthy as running. :) Seems like my goals boil down to spending time better and focusing on becoming a better creative writer. Mostly, I want to push through fear of sharing my creativity.
Best of luck as you go after these goals. And I expect #2 to happen so I can join you! ;) Besides, it really does make the annoying classes better when you remember why you're doing it all.
Love it, Kaitlyn! So what concert will it be?!?!? Hmmm..... ;)
ReplyDeleteI am jumping on Jonathan Acuff's "Finish Year" project and here are my goals for that:
1. Read the 6 books that are currently "in-waiting" on my bookshelf
2. Finish remodeling my basement, bedroom, and living room (projects that are 2 years running)
3. Promote to management within my company and earn the vacation incentive for 2012.
4. Establish & maintain a healthy routine of sleep, diet, exercise, self care.
5. Complete our Legacy Drawer (estate planning stuff)
6. Church Membership (as in, find a new church home)
7. Photography
I have put steps under each one and put some timelines in place. I'm excited to see how it goes!
Deb (aka Unknown): You'll just have to wait and see.
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