My New Years Resolutions

Today in church, our pastor was talking about new beginnings. Well, for a few minutes he was. He was actually talking about making the rest of your life "the best of your life", so I was thinking, this will be cool, but after I started listening, he ended up losing me after about five minutes. He was making absolutely no sense to me whatsoever. Anyways, part of it that stuck out at me was when he started talking about new beginnings. Apparently, the Bible refers to 8 as, the number of new beginnings. Isn't that amazing? This year is 2008. 8, the number of new beginnings. Ironic, isn't it? We're starting the new year of new beginnings... Sounds like a good time for resolutions.


1) My first and most important resolution, is to follow through with my resolutions.

That sound's kind of crazy, but I was thinking about this today, and I don't even remember any of my resolutions from last year, or any year for that matter. Therefore, this year, I am going to make it a priority to not on remember this year's New Years resolutions, but follow through with them.


2) My second resolution, is to start reading for fun again.

Ever since the beginning of this school year, I seem to have stopped reading for fun. Honestly, I used to love to read. I've been so caught up in Mr. Atkinson's reading list, other school work, and doing absolutely nothing, that I've forgotten how much I enjoyed reading for fun.


3) My third resolution, is to widen my horizons.

I've began to explore new music this year, and I've actually enjoyed it. Therefore, this year, I'm going to continue to add on to my music collection, try some new foods, and be open to try new things as well.


4) My forth resolution, is to make time for what's important.

Lately, I've been becoming more and more of a procrastinator. Do you have homework? I'll do it later, I have time. Do you think you should read your Bible or maybe pray? I'll do it later, God will forgive me. What do I do instead? I do absolutely nothing. I sit at the computer and check my facebook or talk to friends. When I'm not on the computer, I'm sitting with my family or listening to my iPod, yet I "don't have time" to do the important things. I really need to start getting my priorities straight, and I think this year is the year to do it.


5) My fifth and final resolution, is to find something to have fun with.

At first, I had written to be good at. Wouldn't it be amazing to become a really good writer or photographer or something cool like that? Yeah, it would, but it would also be fun to try to do it whether you're good at it or not. Therefore, my last resolution is to find something I can have fun with and do it.