Happy New Year to all and sundry.
For the first time in a couple of years, I feel like I have started a new year with purpose; notwithstanding the fact that this 'purpose' was wrought of disappointment and heartache.
Whenever it has been said that, 'it has to get worse before it gets better', I have not quite understood considering that I have rarely been ill in my short life and besides, by a carefully crafted system of cautious existence, I have 'protected' myself from the 'pitfalls' that oft come with loving another human being with careless abandon.
Today, I am committed to a year of self discovery, a journey to the centre of Kyampaire to painstakingly separate the wheat from the chaff where my habits, characteristics, beliefs and attitudes are concerned. There is a part of me that thinks I may have been reflecting off me characteristics/ opinions of some other people who I hold in high esteem. Well, it is time for me to figure out on which side of the fence I am- quit sitting on the fence, apologizing for positions I take on issues, get comfortable in this skin in which I must live for as long as God allows.
Yesterday, consequent to a lengthy chat with a friend, I finally closed a couple of chapters in my life that have been holding me back, making my knees weak as I wondered how I could 'live without' them if I closed them.
So, in the spirit of being transparent and accountable, I will share, here, five things I have purposed to achieve by my next birthday:
For the first time in a couple of years, I feel like I have started a new year with purpose; notwithstanding the fact that this 'purpose' was wrought of disappointment and heartache.
Whenever it has been said that, 'it has to get worse before it gets better', I have not quite understood considering that I have rarely been ill in my short life and besides, by a carefully crafted system of cautious existence, I have 'protected' myself from the 'pitfalls' that oft come with loving another human being with careless abandon.
Today, I am committed to a year of self discovery, a journey to the centre of Kyampaire to painstakingly separate the wheat from the chaff where my habits, characteristics, beliefs and attitudes are concerned. There is a part of me that thinks I may have been reflecting off me characteristics/ opinions of some other people who I hold in high esteem. Well, it is time for me to figure out on which side of the fence I am- quit sitting on the fence, apologizing for positions I take on issues, get comfortable in this skin in which I must live for as long as God allows.
Yesterday, consequent to a lengthy chat with a friend, I finally closed a couple of chapters in my life that have been holding me back, making my knees weak as I wondered how I could 'live without' them if I closed them.
So, in the spirit of being transparent and accountable, I will share, here, five things I have purposed to achieve by my next birthday:
- Let go of my fear for automobiles and their potential to end a life and go to driving school and get a valid driving licence.
- Invest time in writing and thus ensure that I am 'published' in a daily at least once a month. (Target: at least 9 published articles).
- Volunteer at least 30 days (spread across the next 9 months) at Sanyu Babies Home.
- Buy a guitar and re-learn how to play it.
- Start and maintain a book club in my home once a month.
About time...good for you (as some mistakenly say). Good luck and Godspeed.
ReplyDeleteDriving license will take you places...wonder what we shall find in "The Journey to the Center of Kyamps" About the writing spot on. Check this out. http://piecesoflighte.blogspot.com/
ReplyDeleteabout the book club, can i participate online?
ReplyDeletePAM- am pretty sure we can work something out to make your participation online possible...giving thought to how that would work even now :-)
ReplyDeleteI am so proud of you. You know you always have my wifely support.
ReplyDeleteI love you to infinity and beyond!