Showing posts with label Resolutions. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Resolutions. Show all posts

12 Jan 2014

Intro 2014

So New Year's Day seems to feel ages ago, yet we are less than 2 weeks into the New Year. A couple of posts ago I wrote about New Year's Resolutions and how I don't like having a legalistic set of rules to stick to - however I do love the opportunity to reflect and see what I want to achieve over the year. 

So even though we're a couple weeks in, I thought I would share what some plans are for the year. I've broken them down into various categories:

Spiritual - to grow closer to God by...

  • Reading through the whole Bible from my new Message* version of the Bible. (*The Message is a Bible written in contemporary language which tries to capture the meaning of what was written in the original Hebrew/Greek)
  • Meeting with someone to pray every fortnight
  • Being more generous 
  • Taking time to talk to those people might class as social outcasts
Environmental - to be more aware of how my decisions affect the environment by...
  • Only eating meat 2-3 times a week (if you think I'm crazy read this or watch this)
  • Walking/cycling more
  • Looking into how the clothes I buy, food I eat, products I use are manufactured and produced and see if there are ways to be more eco-friendly.
Social - to develop solid friendships with lots of different people by...
  • Joining a sports team
  • Regularly attending my Church midweek group
  • Having a weekly "pub" night
  • Visiting old friends (especially in Wales)
Fun - to ensure I don't get old and boring by....
  • Leaving the country at some point
  • Going clubbing more
  • Doing something different with my hair
  • Baking exciting things like "brookies"
  • Taking more photos
Cool well that's pretty much it...

Oh and make sure I see these guys more 
Photo courtesy of Nom and Malc