Starting the New Year right
My four New Year's Resolutions.
1. Play an instrument everyday. Now the reason I said "instrument" instead of being more specific with the instrument I should play, is that I don't want to limit myself. I want to be a fluent guitar and piano player. But perhaps I will learn how to play the harmonica or violin as well. The possibilities are there, it is only a matter of me following through. By playing everyday, I am actively solving a problem. I wish I was a better guitarist and this is how I plan to accomplish that. My first resolution is to play every day.
2. Write for ten minutes every morning. I know I am making all of these "every day" things, but I think it is important to establish good habits instead of indulging bad ones (such as spending five hours a day glued to a computer screen). In this book I have about songwriting, they suggest writing for ten minutes every morning. The purpose is to engage the creative side of your brain, the writer inside of you, early in the morning so that you can see the world through the eyes of an artist instead of the sleepy eyes that you would see from otherwise. It will also make me a better writer. The more you do something, the better you become, right? That's the idea anyway.
3. Get in shape. I know what you are thinking, "how generic!" Am I right? But not only does working outand eating healthier help you get in shape, it also stimulates your brain and relieves stress. The more active my brain is, the better my songwriting and school work will be. (Are you seeing a theme? hah!) I found that for me, it is easier to get something done or stick to something if I have a clear plan of how I want to do it. With that said I am making a plan to workout daily, if only for a few minutes, and do yoga every week. It will be a slow start, as it always is, and I will probably have to allow my plan to adapt as the year goes on, but I have to start somewhere.
4. Grow in my relationship with God. This is the most important one. I sometimes let my relationship with God go on the back burner, but I want to actively seek His love a grace more and more this year. It is going to be a year full of growth and new experiences and I don't want to lose sight of what is really important. I am going to stick my little nose in the Word and ask for eyes to understand.God is so faithful.
I will have monthly updates about how I am doing on all my New Year's resolutions. Hope 2013 is a great one!
Also, maybe this isn't the time, but I want to live my whole life in yoga pants. They are the most comfortable things in the entire world. Would it be wrong to make wearing yoga pants every day a New Year's Resolution? Probably, so I won't do that. Maybe next year though.
1. Play an instrument everyday. Now the reason I said "instrument" instead of being more specific with the instrument I should play, is that I don't want to limit myself. I want to be a fluent guitar and piano player. But perhaps I will learn how to play the harmonica or violin as well. The possibilities are there, it is only a matter of me following through. By playing everyday, I am actively solving a problem. I wish I was a better guitarist and this is how I plan to accomplish that. My first resolution is to play every day.
2. Write for ten minutes every morning. I know I am making all of these "every day" things, but I think it is important to establish good habits instead of indulging bad ones (such as spending five hours a day glued to a computer screen). In this book I have about songwriting, they suggest writing for ten minutes every morning. The purpose is to engage the creative side of your brain, the writer inside of you, early in the morning so that you can see the world through the eyes of an artist instead of the sleepy eyes that you would see from otherwise. It will also make me a better writer. The more you do something, the better you become, right? That's the idea anyway.
3. Get in shape. I know what you are thinking, "how generic!" Am I right? But not only does working outand eating healthier help you get in shape, it also stimulates your brain and relieves stress. The more active my brain is, the better my songwriting and school work will be. (Are you seeing a theme? hah!) I found that for me, it is easier to get something done or stick to something if I have a clear plan of how I want to do it. With that said I am making a plan to workout daily, if only for a few minutes, and do yoga every week. It will be a slow start, as it always is, and I will probably have to allow my plan to adapt as the year goes on, but I have to start somewhere.
4. Grow in my relationship with God. This is the most important one. I sometimes let my relationship with God go on the back burner, but I want to actively seek His love a grace more and more this year. It is going to be a year full of growth and new experiences and I don't want to lose sight of what is really important. I am going to stick my little nose in the Word and ask for eyes to understand.God is so faithful.
I will have monthly updates about how I am doing on all my New Year's resolutions. Hope 2013 is a great one!
Also, maybe this isn't the time, but I want to live my whole life in yoga pants. They are the most comfortable things in the entire world. Would it be wrong to make wearing yoga pants every day a New Year's Resolution? Probably, so I won't do that. Maybe next year though.
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