Looking ahead to 2010

Since the conclution of 2009 I have reviewed the last decade and posted some of the highlights, I reflected on the last year and  shared 10 highlights of the past year.  Now I want to look forward and see what is coming for 2010.  I have gone back and forth, debating if I really want to created and share new year resolutions, then I read a blog post from Man vs. Debt and he confirmed for me what I should do:

I get the fact that most resolutions are too vague or too unrealistic.  But at the same time, there’s a lot of energy right now.  There is a ton of optimism for the new year and the new decade.  People are fired up, dreaming big, and digging down deep.

I totally agree.  I know that most of the “resolutions” or “goals” that I make this year will not stick.  But I always have hope this time of the year.  I always see the possiblity of change and that gets me excited.  I am excited to live my life more fully and I am ready to make a positive impact in my life and my families life.

After thinking about it and outlining some resolutions, one word that connects everything together is Community

I want to create a stronger community in all aspects of my life.  Here’s how I am going to do it:

Professional

• Become a B/C list blogger – eventually I want to become an A list blogger, but I need to take baby steps.  I don’t know what this looks like yet, but I would love to start a Lutheran Grilled Cheese Community via my blog.  I would like to have at least 750 unique visitors to my blog by the end of 2010.
• Define what it means to be a member of St. Mark’s worshipping community — I have been working this year trying to define what I think it means to be a part of St. Mark’s.  Now I want to turn that over to the leadership of the church and eventually to the general congregation.  By the end of 2010 I want the leadership to have a sense of what it means to be a part of St. Mark’s and prepare to launch that into the general congregation and then the community.
• Be an active member of the blogging community – If I want to become a better blogger, I need to be active in the blogging community.
• Immurse myself into my preaching — I want to read all I can about preaching and I want to try new preaching techniques.

Personal

• Form a strong knit community of friendships in the Syracuse area – I have the best friends a guy could ask for, but I hardly ever see them.  My friends are located all over the United States and I miss them.  I would love to develop stronger friendships in the area.
• Start playing my guitar more – One of the things I let go when I was in seminary was playing my guitar.  Before seminary I was playing gigs, I was writing music and I miss doing that.
• Lose at least 70 pounds by the end of 2010 – I will do this by watching what I eat and exercise.  Nothing too complicated.
• Read at least 6 theological books and 6 non theological books by the end of 2010
• Be credit card free by the end of the year- I do not have too much credit card debt but I want it to be all gone by the end of the year.

There you have it!  It feels good to get this out there and to be more accountable to my resolutions.  Thank you in advance for your support.

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