dj: congratulations for making it through yesterday

*thinking* ok, so i made it through yesterday. yeah it was a rough day, but so what?

january 22, 2007, was designated as the most depressing day of the year. apparently, it's when all the unpaid christmas bills and failed new year's resolutions culminate. and it's also a monday.

it's really sad that people have failed new year's resolutions only 3 weeks into the year. there are 49 more weeks to succeed at the goal! i guess if you made a commitment to do a certain thing each week or each day it may be failed (but i would hope you would allow yourself more grace than a few small failures).

last year, my resolution was to read a book a month. i thought it was a great goal -- specific, concrete, allowing a bit of flexibility. and i kept it until june (the longest i've ever kept one!) but i started breezing though my books because i waited until the last week to read much. but anyways...on to this year's!

my goal this year is to spend more time with God. i would like to make it more specific, but by being so general, i think it will inspire me to work harder at it. i have found that to keep my goals, i need to allow for a lot of flexibility. and btw, you all have permission to ask how i'm doing on this resolution. i'm sure i'll need prodding every once in a while. :)