case of the mondays

On this unmotivated Monday morning I thought to myself “what would I like to do in my lifetime?” As I thought more, I realized maybe I should start smaller and think about what I would like to do during this year (2008), this month (May), and this day (May 12). Sometimes it is good when setting goals to have one of the first goals be something that is easy to accomplish and then to move forward with harder goals. So, I will start with my goal for the day: to complete a blog post. Check.

So, what about the rest of the day:
1.) Drink a healthy amount of water
2.) Go for a run
3.) See God at my job
4.) See God in others

How about this week:
1.) Write a blog about something in the news
2.) Read a 100 pages in the book I am reading^1
3.) Go to the Cuban restaurant I have been craving
4.) Scan my family’s old photos onto my computer^2
5.) Call my brother

And for the month:
1.) Read more
a. Finish my book: Washington’s Crossing
b. Read: The Practice of the Presence of God (I am still waiting for this book to arrive in the mail.)
2.) Eat less junk food
3.) Be more fully present with God
a. Seeing God in the places I don’t normally
b. Seeing God in my emotions
c. Seeing the bigger picture while I look at the smaller picture
4.) Go out for a meal with a friend I don’t usually eat with

So, why am I telling my goals for the month on a public blog? It’s really not that interesting, is it? It’s not. But now it keeps me accountable to try and complete these goals. Plus, it may actually motivate someone else to make some goals and complete them as well.

^1 I only read about 50 pages

^2 Did not scan any pictures