Happy New Year everyone! I can't believe that it is already 2013! Can you? So with a new year comes new resolutions. For the past few years my resolution has been to date... I know, I can hardly contain my laughter as well. I haven't really taken my resolutions very seriously, obviously. However, this year I really want to be better. I decided to ponder what resolutions would be the best for me at this time. Here are the goals I have set for myself this year.
1- Run a half marathon. I have said this in previous posts, but this is something I WILL do this year. I want to be healthier, and I want to enjoy running. This will happen. To accomplish this, I will get on the treadmill at least 4 times a week and slowly build up to run everyday.
2- I want to build a stronger relationship with my Father in Heaven. That means that I will be taking my scripture study more seriously. I learn so much when I search the scriptures. I have better days when I invite the spirit into my life through prayer and scripture study. I will read my scriptures daily, and pray more often.
3- I want to save money. This year I am cutting back on going out to eat, going to the movies, etc. One of my biggest goals in life is to study in England, and I will have the opportunity to do so next year(2014). That means I need to save for it so I can pay for it. Another reason is I want to pay off as much as my student debt as I can before I get my degree.
4- Last, but definitely not least, I want to be a better person all around. I want to be nicer to all those people I come in contact with, family or strangers. I want to be the type of person that doesn't have to think about how to serve or who to serve. I want to be the type of person that just does it. I want to be more positive than I already am. I just want to be a good person.
I know that this list is probably a cliche of every new year's resolution, but I truly believe that I need to accomplish these things. I also know that I can accomplish these things. They will be a challenge, but what is the point of making goals if they aren't a challenge?
I hope that at the end of this year I can honestly say that I am better because of this list. I want to be able to look back and see that the year 2013 was a growing year for me, that I accomplished a lot, and I want to be able to view this year as a great success.
"Begin today. Declare out loud to the Universe that you are willing to let go of struggle and are willing to learn through joy." -Sarah Ban Breathnach
"Start wherever you are and start small." -Rita Baily
"Do not wait until the conditions are perfect to begin. Beginning makes the conditions perfect."
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