2019

              Goals. You know, those things we want to do that we write down on paper the beginning of every year and then forget about by the end of January until the next January when many of the same things are written down once more. It's a vicious cycle that I'm sure were all familiar with to some extent or other. Now, I know that there are some of those wonderfully self-disciplined people who set goals and look back at the end of the year to a vastly improved life while the rest of us spend our days doing the same things over and over again with only small amounts of improvement. At least that's how it has always been for me. Don't get me wrong: I've had a good life so far and looking back I can see some amazing things that happened but I have to ask myself the question: was it actually intentional? How many of my short and long-term goals have I actually made progress towards? Not nearly as many as I should have. So I've made it my goal to change that this year and what better way to start off than by starting a brand new blog (which actually is one of my goals for this year) just about life?

              I've never really had one word that was my word for the year but I think this year the one word that keeps coming up for me lately is "Simple." That's my overall goal this year: to live the simple life. In a world where we have so much going on all around us it's easy to get caught up in the busyness and forget that the most important things in life tend to happen in the quiet moments. But what if we have no quiet moments? It's time to take a step back and re-evaluate life and what direction I'm headed. It won't be easy but I think once new habits and lifestyle are formed it will all be worth it. And so I start this blog to document my journey. I hope you'll enjoy the ride and find it encouraging as you work toward a better life this year as well.

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