We are in the fifth month of the year so I decided to go back to see where I am at with the goals I made for myself at the beginning of the year and made comments below in red.
Creativity Goals
- Improve sports/action photography
- Complete audiobooks for books published
- Improve guitar playing (extreme beginner right now)
- Blog regularly
Bought a higher end camera with a zoom lens end of March and have been playing around with manual settings. Will have more opportunity to take action photography starting later this month at dirt bike races.
Completed one for Love Unrealized. Started on Breaking Free. Have 1 (or 2 if I do my brother’s biography) after that.
I have picked up my guitar about 5 or 6 days a month for about 45 minutes each session so I have improved somewhat.
I started off the year posting almost weekly but it fell to the wayside after a couple of months. I’ll try to get back to it.
Relational Goals
- Visit friends haven’t seen in a while
- Learn to communicate better & bringing up things that are on my mind even if it makes me uncomfortable
- Be more intentional in my relationships
Got together with a friend who I hadn’t seen in 5ish years. Also, got together with another friend who I hadn’t seen in about 7 years.
I don’t know if I’ve improved on this but I’m working on it.
I have done more initiating of conversations and get togethers but is definitely something that I still need to work on.
Spiritual Goals
- Memorize Scripture
- Create a habit of prayer
- Delve into Scripture more
Haven’t done this yet.
Sad to say, I haven’t been good at this either so far.
Started listening to two Bible podcasts, one which is slowly going through the book of Matthew and another which follows a Bible reading plan with some comments about that day’s passages. So far, we’ve made it through Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 Samuel, and part way through 2 Samuel, 1 Chronicles, and Psalms
Missional Goals
- Take Mental Health First Aid course?
- Create mental health curriculum for churches/Christians
- Mental health sermon in church?
- Commit to completing Certificate in Chaplaincy & Spiritual Care
Haven’t done yet.
Haven’t done.
Have written some notes and a first draft sermon but that’s it.
Still going back and forth about whether or not I actually do this as I’m not sure if I have the time to do a practicum in Fall.
Health Goals
- Exercise regularly
- Eat more balanced meals
- Eat more veggies
- Break nail biting habit
- Spend less time on social media – break habit of reaching for it when I’m bored or trying to avoid uncomfortable emotions
I have been fairly consistent in doing a workout and average about 3-4 days a week. I have an app I use so I can keep track of my workouts and I’ve done a workout about 50% of the days this year so far. It has resulted in my clothes getting looser and I can tell I’ve gotten stronger.
Some days are better than others.
Have my moments but I need to be better at it.
This is something that hasn’t improved yet. Painting my nails help but I have to redo it every week and sometimes twice in one week.
There’s room for improvement but I think I’m getting better although there are bad days for this.
Other Goals
- Learn more about investing
- Churchill trip?
- Practice driving standard?
- Learn more about what my ancestors believed
Haven’t done any of these yet.
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