The Beginning of the End???

Welcome to the New Year & the End of the World! What is your opinion of that matter? Do you really think the world will end this coming December? I personally believe that the world will end the day after just to throw everyone off their rockers, haha. :) No but seriously, I think the idea of the world ending is preposterous! God said in the Bible that we would not know the day or the time that He was to come back to Earth. The fact that we know the Mayan calendar ended on that day is merely just another mystery we may never be able to answer, but I highly doubt that the end of the world will happen on that December day, the 23 or whatever is the date.

Either way, I have set some goals for my life this year which I intend to strive toward and achieve, whether the world ends or not. I do not personally like the sound of "My New Year's Resolution" so I go with my goals for the year. They are optional ideas that I will strive to achieve with no outside pressure from other people, at least that is how I see the concept. So my goals for this 2012 year are this:

1. Read my Bible & Exercise at least 3x a week.
2. Figure out what God wants for my life & strive to achieve whatever that may be.
3. Finally make & finish a scrapbook of our wedding.
4. Actually write a Christmas letter.
5. Be more organized, especially in my room.
6. Blog at least 7x a month.
7. Be a better person in general, a person that I am proud of and would be proud to show off to the world and have my future children call mom.

What are your goals for this year? Whether you accomplish them or not is besides the point; the idea that you are striving toward something is what matters the most. So write up some goals today! Or write them up in February! Or change them each month! What matters is that you make a conscious decision that this year is your year to make a difference and change into that person you have always desired to be, that person hidden deep down inside of you longing to spread its wings and fly. It may seem like a challenge at first but how much sweeter is the triumph when you step onto that mountain peak and can see just how far you have come since the beginning of your journey. So put your past year behind, make some goals, and start your climb to the top today!