New Years Resolutions

I don't usually spend a lot of time putting lists of things together that are often hard to actually accomplish. Nonetheless, I am very much in favor of self-improvement and right now, I'm feeling like some self-improvement is quite necessary in my life. Here's a list that may or may not prove helpful. But it will exist. And it will be something to look at and use to check up on myself.

In 2011, I resolve

• ... to be healthier. (Easy to put "lose weight", something I've been able to do in the past (increasingly distant past, but still...) This year I'd like the emphasis to be on feeling and being healthier and to end the year at 30 lbs lighter than I'm entering it.
• ... to read more. 1 book per month that has spiritual relevance. Additional books for fun. (For this to mean less TV time wouldn't be a bad thing at all.)
• ... to spend more time thinking. It's been important for the past year or so to learn to not overthink everything, but as my headspace has improved a lot, I'd like to be able to have enough thoughts to generate a blog post at least once a week. That's really not that hard, but will take some effort.
• ... to guard jealously the first priority of my wife and daughter. I'm grateful that they really are the center of my life right now, and I want to keep it that way throughout the coming year.

Happy New Year to everyone near and far. May the coming year be better than your dreams and the people you meet help you on your journey. We are all on a journey and we need each other.

- Jesse