"No," I replied, "it's actually been incredibly slow."
"Aah, all those New Year's Resolutions, right?"
"Probably, but just give it time. They'll be back. They always come back."
New Year's Resolutions are never something I've been particularly good at. I'll do them straight for a month, screw up one day and then never do them again. So, this year I've decided that I need not be so particular. I can set general resolutions and follow them as best I can. What more can be expected of me than the best I can do? So, here we go:
1. Stay hydrated...because Ben Rowe and I have decided that dehydration is the root of all evil. I will drink a nalgene bottle a day...that's 32 oz. a day.
2. Read the Bible consistently...did you know that there's enough chapters in Proverbs to read one every day of the month? By the end of the year, I will read Proverbs 12 times.
3. Run...I once hated to run. Then I didn't. Then I did. Now I must get back into the trend of running. Three times a week is my goal, but I won't quit entirely if I forget to run one time.
4. Become a morning person...I've already started to do this, but I hope to continue to enjoy the beauty of the morning, no matter how late the night before goes. I wake up, turn on my lamp by my bed and open Rilke's Book of Hours where the poetry makes my soul at ease.
5. Be wholehearted...As Rilke said, "I live my life in widening circles across the world...I circle around God, the primordial tower." In all that I do, whether playing music in Friends & Family, studying geography, eating dinner with my housemates or preparing for group, I must unite all these aspects of my life with Christ.
I realize I should have written this blog three weeks ago, but things have been busy. Perhaps something else I must make a solid attempt at is writing on this blog once a week. For some of you who don't see me every day (and perhaps some who do), it is a window into my heart. These are often the thoughts in my mind that are not easily expressed vocally. There is something about the keys on this keyboard that help the words flow. So, there's a last resolution: to share more with you. My ten devoted readers, how I appreciate your patience.
2 comments:
So much wisdom in such a young soul. Thank you for inspiring me in so many ways.
It's true. Because I don't see you everyday anymore, reading your thoughts here lessens the distance between Armour and Barrett Street. And I love that.
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