At the beginning of 2010, I was 28 years old (less than a month away from turning 29) and I had a blog. No one read it but it was a place I used as a “mental retreat” at the time.
In a post called “The Anti-Resolutions” here’s a little of what I wrote.
I understand why people make New Year’s Resolutions. I just don’t do it. New Year’s Resolutions have been responsible for making me look like a hypocrite year after year.correction…I make me look like a hypocrite every year.
Regardless of my reasons, I was inspired by my friends Nick and Rachel to make some goals for 2010. I like the sound of that. Goals are meant to be attained. Resolutions just seem like self-promises that somehow end up being more of a burden than an encouragement. I know this isn’t the case for everyone, but then again, this isn’t “everyone’s blog.” This is mine!
So here are some goals that I’m setting for myself.
• Read 2 books a month
• Review 1 book a month on my blog
• Start a new Bible Reading Plan
• Meet with a mentor at least once a month
• More than losing weight…get healthy.
• Go Ice Fishing and Hunting for the first time
Out of complete transparency, I wrote a blog post the next year where I basically reported I had failed every goal. Here’s what I had written at the end of that post:
I did not go ice fishing or hunting. Probably a good thing, but I’d still like to go. In fact, I had some really good conversations with the guys in my connect group about ice fishing and hunting – despite the fact that I was the only one who hadn’t done either.
The fact is that I failed on that goal, but my interest in it has really help me connect in relationship with other guys who not only love fishing and hunting, but love God and others.
Sure…I look at the fact that I didn’t “make it” with some of my goals and see how it may look like failure. But to me, the journey is as much of the measure of success as the goal. So here’s to more Anti-Resolutions. A year older and a year (hopefully) wiser, these are the goals for this year as I approach living life for the first time in my 30’s (My 30th birthday is this month).
This month I will be turning 41. It’s been a wild 12 years since that blog post and I am so excited about what this new season of life holds for me and those within my circle of influence. Even more so, I am excited to capture on this site some of the memories, lessons learned, and fun experiences along the way.
So if you’re reading this…leave a comment and let me know what you are excited about for 2022?