let’s throw it off the cliff!

January 1, 2009 at 11:10 pm (random)

i was never a fan of making new year’s resolutions because at the end of the year when that metric wasn’t met it would be easier to dwell on what wasn’t instead of what was.  i just finished reading “velvet elvis” by rob bell (which was great) and there was something he said that made me think… that should be my resolution.

relax.  slow down.  quit having a purpose for everything.  eat more slowly and enjoy it more.  ask people how they are doing and mean it.  take more walks.  you will get more done anyway.  (172)

if anything my new year’s resolution should be to not live another 2008.  last year i let stress and worrying consume my life so much that i had to go to physical therapy for my back for months (i hold tension in my shoulders and one day my back was consumed in pain), my jaw pain got worse (from clinching my jaw at night when i am stressed) and my immune system wasn’t up to par because of stress and i got sick a ton.  i lost friends most likely because i became a basket of negativity.  i cannot do that again.

i need to throw my golden calf off a cliff and walk away.

so in an effort to live the words mentioned above i want to:
1) have more coffee dates with friends
2) have coffee dates with my bible
3) pray more
4) volunteer even more
5) read more

here’s to 2009