Resolutions 2009

Well, it is officially the start of another year. And that means one thing, time for New Year's Resolutions... I don't like making resolutions because I always seem to forget about them until December and then they just make me feel bad for not achieving them. I guess the important thing to remember is that resolutions aren't pass or fail assignments. Resolutions are about continually striving to improve ourselves.
I learned a really neat analogy about resolutions. The different areas of our lives are like the spokes on a bicycle wheel. If you go around the circle, tightening as you go, then the wheel is thrown out of balance and it is not longer perfectly round. As you tighten the spokes, you have to work on opposite sides so the wheel isn't thrown out of alignment. So this year, I have resolved to tighten my spokes on opposite sides of the wheel. I need to focus on several different areas of my life, I shouldn't make all of my resolutions be spiritual or academic. But I am going to try to find balance and work on different areas of my life. My resolutions can be academic, spiritual, physical, emotional, financial, or mental, but my resolutions will definitely not be confined to one singular area of my life.
I also think that if I post my resolutions, then maybe I won't forget them by next week. I will also hold myself more accountable to keep my resolutions if I think that maybe someone somewhere also knows about them. So ladies and gentlemen, here are my resolutions for the year 2009:

1. Stay organized in my school work by keeping a planner and dividing my classes into binders.
2. Be on time for church.
3. Read the Sunday School lessons before church so I can be better prepared to learn and feel the influence of the Holy Ghost.
4. Balance my checkbook so I don't get charged any overdraft fees :P
5. Participate in the Share-A-Smile triathlon.