Happy New Year! Are you ready for 2012? I am!
Let’s get down to business. I have 4 New Year Resolutions:
- Exercise every day.
- Meditate in some way every day.
- Train dogs every day.
- Blog (No, not every day…I would get sick of myself!)
I imagine you can get at the motivation behind Resolution
#1. Who shouldn’t exercise daily? Everyone should.
Actually doing it is another story. It’s
good for the heart, body, and mind. Maybe it will result in a little more
weight loss. Regardless, it is something I need to do.
Resolution #2 is a bit trickier, both to understand and to
find the time each day. Meditation comes in many forms: prayer, Transcendental
Meditation (TM), reading the bible, reading meditative verse, taking a quiet
walk, and sitting quietly thinking of ‘nothing’. I am comfortable doing all of
those, but remaining consistent is a problem. So I have decided that I will do
all of them and it will change depending on the day and on what I need that day.
The motivation is pretty straight forward. I want to be at peace mentally.
Meditation helps with that. It also helps me focus and clear my mind to what is
truly important.
The motivation behind Resolution #3 is simple: well trained
dogs are easier to live with. They need the structure and stimulation and we
need the order. Five dogs can be chaotic. I have specific goals for each dog
and I think I will save that for another blog.
I am really hoping I can get the rest of the family in on this one too.
They will be better dog owners and the dogs will respond to them better. We
shall see…
So far, so good on Resolution #4! I have blogged each day of
2012! Why blog? Because it will hold me accountable to the first three
resolutions. Also, every now and then I have something really cool to share and
this is how I am going to do it. I have no illusions that what I have to say is
so important that everyone needs to read it, but it will be out there, just in
case it can touch you in some small way.
And the big motivation for all of this stuff – to get me off
of the computer!!! I have a small, ok a BIG,
addiction to certain games on the computer. It’s time to cut back, quit, and be
more productive in general. I love my gaming friends! I have done things and
met people that I never would have without that virtual farming world. I was
one a Farmville flyball team that won its division 2 years in a row! I have become friends with people I have never
met in person! It is so much fun! But it is time to sow something else besides
pretend crops. I will still be around, just not as much. So while I am not
giving up Farmville altogether, the time I spend on it will be limited.
My family will play a big role in all of this because I will
be inviting them to join me in all of the resolutions! I want to exercise with
them (but I will NOT run with Ashlyn…you know why…just sayin’). I want to
meditate, pray, and read with them. I want them to help me create 5 well
mannered canines (o.k. I need them
for this one!) And they will help me blog too. Perhaps there will be a guest
writer or two or three. Won’t that be fun!
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