I think my blog is appropriately titled. Easily Entangled. Life entangles me so easily. The years go by so quickly, just the days are long. For seven years I have been trying to write a blog and for seven years it has been hit and miss as I get tangled up in the demands of life. Seven years ago I thought this was a good idea, and here I am, a new year, trying again. I like the New Year. I like resolutions. I like fresh starts. I also like things to be neat and precise and accurate. So a New Year's resolution should start on New Year's day, right? Well I think my New Year's Resolution should be to not be so worried about precision and go for the general idea, rather than the perfection of a goal.
With that in mind, I'm still choosing my new year's resolution. Some ideas I have brewing but have not perfected:
1. Read my bible (that's a no brainer, I should do this). So I feel like I already failed on the Every Day goal for 2014 (it's January 3rd after all) but as I think back on the last 3 days I have read something from the bible every day. I haven't sat down and formally "Read My Bible" but I read my Sunday School lesson, I read some stuff on Facebook and I read a couple of blogs, all containing biblical content. So did I read my bible? Well no. Did I read THE bible? Why yes I did! Check! (see how I like things perfect but I'm trying to just go for the general idea here).
2. Write - this scares me. I don't like my voice.
3. Blog (is that the same as write?)
4. Be real, talk about, think about, focus on things that matter.
5. Eat healthier/lose weight - that is so boring and doesn't EVERYONE feel this way. I think a better resolution will be to find satisfaction in the healthy life I strive to live. Can that be a resolution? At the end of 2014 can I look back and say I didn't stress about my weight for the entire year!? That would be cool with me.
6. Find my calling - ooh that's a big one. I want to work at what I love, not work to make money except you better skip ahead to number 8. These may not work together.
7. Figure out what my favourite food is. My kids asked me recently what my FAVOURITE food is. I couldn't answer. So I asked my husband and he responded helpful with, "Carrots??" No! I don't love carrots! I eat them a lot but that is not my favourite "oh-am-I-glad-God-created this" food. I don't like that I am a person who isn't really sure what my favourite food is. I want to spend 2014 exploring this. I think this falls under the umbrella of "find my calling" because it's part of exploring who I really am and what God wants from me. Somewhat like finding my voice. So 2, 6, 7 all belong together I guess. Might as well group 3 in there too since 2 and 3 are the same.
8. Save money/pay off debt (blah blah blah, this feels stressful and overwhelming and I want a new car and I want a vacation and I want......, ok, this one needs some work). As I see it here I have 2 choices: 1. Learn that slow and steady wins the race and work at this OR 2. Win the lottery. So really, I guess I choose #1 since #2 is out of my control.
