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Monday, January 12
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There comes a time in every girl's life when she realizes she will never become the woman she imagines herself to be. And for me, that time is every other minute of every damned day. But Lord knows, this doesn't stop me from hauling out my journals every January and setting more lofty goals for myself in the New Year. Yeah, I'm a study in SELF-AWARENESS.
The year of our Lord 2009 began no differently; I spent the entire last day of December thinking and praying about what I'd like to do with the next 365. I set work goals. I set family goals. I set personal goals. I dreamed new dreams, and I dragged past dreams out into the light, sat on them, and dared them to wriggle away from me in the next 12 months.
Planning days like this are an interesting cocktail of optimism and disbelief, because if history bears me out, I'll accomplish only about a quarter of the goals on my list. But the urge to do something — to grow closer, to be more — has been scratched on our souls since God told Adam to be and fill and subdue instead of just sit and stay. There's something sacred about setting apart your heart and setting your face toward a dream. It's the one thing that changes the world.
I realize there's only so much you can do. But there's also so much you can do. In 2009, I'm praying to stay on the holy side of that line.
The year of our Lord 2009 began no differently; I spent the entire last day of December thinking and praying about what I'd like to do with the next 365. I set work goals. I set family goals. I set personal goals. I dreamed new dreams, and I dragged past dreams out into the light, sat on them, and dared them to wriggle away from me in the next 12 months.
Planning days like this are an interesting cocktail of optimism and disbelief, because if history bears me out, I'll accomplish only about a quarter of the goals on my list. But the urge to do something — to grow closer, to be more — has been scratched on our souls since God told Adam to be and fill and subdue instead of just sit and stay. There's something sacred about setting apart your heart and setting your face toward a dream. It's the one thing that changes the world.
I realize there's only so much you can do. But there's also so much you can do. In 2009, I'm praying to stay on the holy side of that line.
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I also need to keep in mind something I learned about the difference between goals and desires. Goals are for things that are in my power to make happen. Desires are for things that are outside of my control to make happen. So goals are something I can work towards while desires are something I must pray for. Confusing the two only leads to frustration and disappointment.
i struggle with this. If you are going to fail at so many of them, why even try? That's my problem.
Maybe you should reconsider your definition of failure. A famous quote says "There is no failure except in no longer trying." Give yourself credit for reaching. That's more than some people do!