Figure out what you want, and learn how to ask for it...

Not gonna lie... I've never been one for resolutions. I've always thought they too easily become unattainable goals that get made one day, and forgotten the next. Who wants a plan to sit dusty on a shelf? So why even make a plan?

And now that I've made a case against it, I suppose I should explain why I'm doing it for the first time. Life is crazy. It's been crazy for years now. Last night as we bid 2010 farewell, I started thinking about how HAPPY I was to see that decade go. Sure, some wonderful things happened between 2000-2010... but I have even higher hopes for 2011, and the coming decade. Perhaps we're just now entering the most exciting time! You couldn't PAY me to go back to being 18. or 20. Or even 25. I'm only 11 days into 27, and I'm loving every single minute of it.

I've never been a chick-flick kind of girl, but I saw How Do You Know, twice, and I've learned some big lessons I need to put into action in my life. Maybe that's why I think I feel a need to make some sort of resolution list. In the movie, someone told her she needed two things: Figure out what you want, and learn how to ask for it. Daunting task, but super important. So that's the point of the following list. Trying to figure out what I want, and how to ask for it. Maybe these things will help me with step 1 of that life-long process.



Without further ado...



1.) CREATE more. I've always considered myself a writer. So why aren't I doing more of it? I feel more myself when I write. How do I attainably acheive this? Create space for creation. (it's not as complicated as it sounds)... I simply need to set aside time each week to do it. lately I've been journaling each day, even if only for 10 minutes. It's been an excellent way for me to sort out the unnecessary emotion, and deal with truth instead.

2.) LOVE more. (another quote in the movie... "Don't do something half-way unless you're willing to be half-happy") Well guess what? I am no longer willing to be half happy, so why do I only put part of myself into friendships or family relationships? They deserve MORE than that. I will loosen up, and give of myself more freely to my family, and my wonderful girl-friends. Within this, of course, also come making NEW girl-friends. Expecially in Muskogee. LORD knows I need it.

3.) HEALTHIFY myself. (I just made up a word.. that counts in the CREATE category, right??) This one has many arms to it. I gave up caffeine in March of 2010, and felt a huge difference in my life without it. But I do have moments of weakness and I'll have a Diet Coke maybe once every few weeks... worse than that I'll have iced tea maybe 2 or 3 times a week. I really want to cut it out entirely. Water is so much more friendly to the body. Secondly, I'm seriously considering this vegetarian idea. Don't get me wrong, it has nothing to do with animal rights or anything like that. It's simply nutritional reasons... and I don't eat that much meat anyway. So in place of the meat I DO eat, I want to now involve more veggies and other great things. In the process, I should probably lower my cheese/dairy intake. Now I just have to figure out how the heck to do all that.


Bottom line... I want to create more and take better care of the people and love as well as myself. 2011 is going to be fantastic, and I am SO ready for all that's to come. My hope and my trust is in God. It's a new year, it's a new day... I'm ready for whatever it is He has for me. Bring it on.