A lot of times this week, I feel like I was probably talking my kids to death. I learned this summer that I'm not so great with the discussion leading as I am picking a topic and going with it. I also learned this summer that it's really easy for me to talk without backing it up with my own actions.
I told my kids this week that it is important for them to set goals for their first year of college. If they're aware of their expectations of ACU and the amount of time and work they're willing to put into their first year, they'll be more likely to fulfill those expectations. I said this mostly because that's what the Welcome Week curriculum told me to say and I will honestly never know if they even heard what I said. However, I gave up setting goals for myself for a while and began to settle for coasting through. Not good. So here they are. My new school year's resolutions.
1) Work hard.
I want to do everything this year to the best of my abilities. AKA: not slack.
"Now whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him." -Colossians 3:17
2) Love others.
I hope to fulfill this goal in any way possible. Whether that means being kind and patient with the people I'm around every day, or reaching out to those who I've neglected in the past.
3) Act upon my ambitions.
It's about that time to stop talking about what I'm dreaming about doing with life and start finding the path towards doing it.
4) Use my time wisely.
I wish I could add up and know how many hours I've wasted on the computer, but it would probably be too embarrassing.
5) Strive to evoke "...the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God's sight."
I fall victim to the god of humor all too often when I should be better about keeping my mouth shut.
6) Never settle. For anything.
This goal is pretty much my goal for life and a blanket to all the other goals.
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