Midnight has passed and the first day of 2010 has already gone by. A New Year has been brought in and the old one retired. These are the days that we tell ourselves all that we will accomplish over the next year, the goals we hope to have checked off by then. I've rarely thought to myself that I will set goals, but perhaps the New Year is a fitting time for such reflection. These are my goals for this year:
1. Expand my horizons-This is my goal every year, to continue to push the boundaries of my mind and have a more expansive, knowledgeable vision of people and life.
2. Finish my novel-I'll soon be filling out my mission papers and heading out to where God desires me to be. There's a story in my heart that needs to be told, one I hope to publish someday, and I want to have the first draft of it done before leaving.
3. Be a better friend-I try my hardest to be the most understanding and helpful friend I can be, and I think most of my friends would say I'm doing good, but there's always a way to be better.
4. Read more books-Again, before I take off, I have a list of about seven books I want to finish. I hope to read more than that, but they are good enough to start.
5. Go to the gym-Okay, I know this is on everybody's list, but I've been doing pretty good this week and I did used to go everyday for months on end. Time to restart that. I want to be healthy.
6. Make more friends-There's nothing wrong with my friends, they're the best, but I need to make more to help progress goal #1. Live. Clash. Learn. New friends are great to make.
7. Make a difference-I want to live my life so that it's worth something. I want something to be different because of me, namely I want to make people's lives better. Some may call this a long term goal throughout life, and it is, but I want to do something this year too.
8. Finish the papers-It's been long enough, I want to finish my mission papers. I hope to leave soon, within a few months, and some may think this a little contradictory to my above goals. My goal is to not only finish the papers and go on my mission, but to expand myself to fulfill all of these other goals still. I may be gone, but my friends and family will always have me near.
9. Compliment people-People only pass out compliments if they hope to get them back or are interested in a person. I want to expand compliments to everyone, even if just to make them smile, without any reward at all.
10. Learn more about myself-Last year I spent a lot of time with this girl and she brought out a really wonderful side of me, a better man than I knew was in me. I want to more fully be that man, and also learn more about myself and become the best I can be. Again, this may be something that molds me through life, but if at all possible I wish to get close to that peak within this year.
Ten goals listed, and hopefully by next year these ten goals will be checked off. I might not be around to check them off myself, but I'll remember them.
The New Year reminds me of rebirth, a chance for the world to be reborn. We, as people, have the potential for greatness, the greatest good that can ever be imagined is within our hands. Dear World, my wish is that we will all see ways in which to progress this wonderful dream, and my ultimate goal is to not only push myself towards it, but to push others towards it as well. I love people, and if I could I would do all I could to help everyone in any way they needed. I can't, I know, but I'll never stop trying. Reach out to me and I promise to reach back to you. To make the World a better place, that is the ultimate goal.
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