Resolutions for 2014

Things I resolve to do in 2014:

  1. Consult God before all my decisions. With all the opportunities that will be coming up soon, I will have to make some quick decisions. I just want to make sure they're the right ones because these decisions can direct the rest of my life.
  2. Eat healthier and start exercising regularly. My body is getting older, and with my 30th birthday coming up, it's high time I start taking my diet more seriously. Time to have more self-discipline in what I eat and treat my body as a temple.
  3. Learn music theory. Now that I'm finally putting my music out there for others to enjoy, I want to write more and better songs. The biggest skill that would help me is music theory (basically the mathematics of music). This would help me create better chord progressions, which I struggle with now.
  4. Spend more time with God in the mornings. I usually drag myself out of bed in the mornings and rush to work. I want slower, more peaceful mornings. The times that I succeeded in waking up early and reading my Bible were the best, and I want to make this a daily habit, not just a once-in-a-blue-moon habit. Easier said that done, I know.
  5. Visit the mountains at least once. I have several friends and family who just moved to Colorado, and their pictures make me so envious. I am truly a mountain girl and am dying to live there, but I struggle with being so far from my family. I'd like to visit at least once this year and pray about moving somewhere in the mountains.
  6. Quit my day job. If God opens the right doors, I'd like to be financially ready to quit my day job and pursue my dreams full time. I'd always hoped that I'd be able to do this by age 30, and it's a possibility. But I need to wait for God's timing.
  7. Keep pursuing my dreams. No matter how many obstacles stand in my way, I will keep writing books, keep writing music, and keep performing. I have found my life's true passions, and I will not give up as long as God can use me. When it's His time, He will take me where He wants me to go.
And there you have it, folks! I'd like to know what you resolve to do in 2014. Have a great New Year's! Toodles!
 

 

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Unknown said…
I want to read the whole bible. That is just one, but it is a biggie!
December 3, 2013 at 1:15 PM
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