Emptying an cobwebbed filing cabinet I found tucked away in a dusty folder a 4X6 index card with RESOLUTIONS 1965 in bold red pencil at the top of the card. Here were the commitments of a 21-year old 54 years ago:
- Pray for guidance in life, for love, thanks for what I have, etc.
- Read Bible & have daily devotions
- Go to church both morning and evening
- Participate actively in M.S.M. (I can’t remember what M.S.M. was)
- Try to become more sincerely interested in others; show a sincere love of life. Let happiness show.
- Attend school functions, especially Invitation to Learning
- Study vocabulary nightly
- Study faster and more efficiently
- Read Time Magazine weekly
- Do exercises nightly
Much later when our children were teenagers we would gather every New Year Eve to write our goals for the next year. We divided the goals into career (school) goals, self-improvement goals and spiritual goals. We sealed the goals in an envelop and would open them the next New Year Eve to see how we did.
I had always been a big written goal setter until 10 years ago. Interesting!? I have been sort of floundering since then. Maybe I should write some.