Change
“Change” has become the buzzword of this Presidential election season. Candidates are trying to convince voters that they are the best agents of change. Also, we’ve just completed January, a month where many of us resolved to change aspects of our own lives.
YourTurn: Now that January’s over, how are you doing on any New Year’s resolutions you made?
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In Thornton Wilder’s play Our Town, the central character dies an early death. Emily is given the chance to revisit a day of her life and is advised by those in the afterlife to pick an ordinary day, warning her that she might be overcome otherwise. Still, Emily is overwhelmed with emotion as she recognizes how wonderful the everyday details of her existence were. Her daily routine takes on new significance now that it is gone. Through her tears, she asks:
Do any human beings ever realize life while they live it– every, every minute?
With this blog, I am trying to fully “realize” my life by documenting the things that I love. I want to appreciate and examine my past and present, as well as plan actively for the future.
I hope to accentuate the positive in my life and in the world around me, with the hope that by focusing on the positive, I will draw more positive elements into my life. Or, at least, realize all of the blessings that I do have.
Bob, the author of this blog, is a 33 year old husband, father, son, teacher, Christian, and liberal.
Very well. I didn’t make any, still haven’t made any, and managed to keep to them all.
Actually, my resolution was/is to keep doing what I’m doing. When you’re on a roll why mess with it?
I didn’t make any, although I would like change. I’m trusting God to change me. I realize that involves action on my part, but I’m waiting for His direction this time. I’ve been down the road (too many times) of setting my own ideas and asking for His endorsement instead of following His lead. And He doesn’t go by the calendar!
One new thing I have done this year is joined (and attended) a women on weights class twice a week, so I am learning how to tone and build muscle, which should contribute to future weight-loss efforts.
Not bad at all. Looks like 2008 will be a year of change for me, regardless of the outcome of the presidential race. New direction, new prospects, and new vision all lead to exciting times ahead!
I learned a good while back that it was virtually pointless to make resolutions, because I would have broken them all by March 1st, anyway.
So I make less formal goals, and try my best not to stress out about them.
The main one I’m working on now is to lose weight and get in better shape. I’m working with a physical trainer (or, to put it another way, I’m very sore) and trying to cut down on the “bad” foods, so I’m still making progress.
I didn’t make any resolutions. I never do, that way I can’t feel guilty when I don’t stick to them… not that I feel guilty about it anyway
I did make a promise not to get pregnant this year though! So far so good!!!! 