2010 Changes Everything

As we start into 2010, it's not only a new year with new challenges and new hopes, but it's a new beginning, for me, which usually involves change. And changes are happening...

Not only are there obvious changes, like me moving back to Minnesota* and the New Year, but there's more happening than just that.

*The move is official; I'll be home this weekend!

I've mentioned before about what changes in seasons and new routines usually mean for me and it seems that I do it about three times a year. Just as summer begins, when fall rolls around, and the beginning of a new year. Those times almost always mean change, a new schedule and then I get pumped with discipline.

So, what do you know? It's 2010, but not only is it a new year; it's also a time of change in my life. New things are coming ahead and I'm ready for them!

Some people make "New Years Resolutions" to prepare and get ready for something new, the next chapter. I usually don't, but rather I make new commitments, prioritize and make sure God is being honored in my daily life. This is maybe the same thing, just not “cliché” sounding.

Anyways.

I've been asking myself questions like "Am I living like I should be living? Do I let the days slip by without doing things that I know my heart desires? What do I have to change to make things right? What is my schedule going to look like? And where will I fit these changes I need to make into my life?"

Though I may not know the direct answers to all these questions yet, I sure can answer some of them. I know what my daily life is lacking now and what I can do to make it right. I know the days pass me by way too quickly and I wonder where the week, month and even year went. I know where to improve in my friendships and relationships with family members. I know these things and I want to please God with my life, I want to make these changes, to make things right.

With that being said, during 2010 I want to:

Overcome my stubbornness. I too quickly base my decisions on how I feel, which makes for a little tension in a relationship. It may not be a bad thing, but when I do it all the time, it becomes a bad thing.

Spend more quality time on my knees in prayer. Sure, I pray when people ask me to and I pray when something is bothering me. I thank God for my food and the beauty in His creation. But I crave more, so I need to seek it!

Let loose and have fun! I, also,too quickly excuse doing something fun with my tiredness or being too cold outside. I don’t want to be like that, it’s boring and I simply don’t like it.


And just for fun, I want to:

Learn to cook more things and feel comfortable doing it. If I practice, I’m bound to get better, right?!

Take a nice long hike, a real one, up a mountain or really big hill. And…I hope this doesn’t go against what I just said, but I’ll probably wait until summer of 2010, to do this one. It’s just to cold…but not only that, the scenery is far better without snow. Ok?


With 2010 here... plans for the move set... and excitement for what is to come...
... let the changes begin!