Reconstruction
This kind of thing usually comes around the beginning of a new year, but this is no batch of New Year’s Resolutions. As I said before, those don’t work. I feel that I did accomplish the things on last year’s list. And for that I’m thankful. However, the timing of this endeavor is pure coincidence.
As a reasonably successful American male I have little to complain about. In the way most people measure things, my life is quite comfortable. I’ve never considered myself to be like most people, and I’m not going to measure things that way. Since 2010 was a year of reflection and identifying what I wanted from life, 2011 will the year of getting it. Status quo be damned.
“If I don’t like my life, I gut it, rebuild it. Keep nothing but God and my children” ~ Brother Ali
It’s perhaps easiest to segment personal goals into three areas: physical, intellectual, and spiritual. Physical improvement is the easiest to see and measure, so I’ll start there. Within the next 12 months I will:
- Drop to 12% body fat
- Eat much healthier (you can track that here)
- Ride in a 100 mile competitive cycling event
- Ride over 2000 miles in total
- Run a 5k in under 25 minutes (done), and a 10k in under 60 (done)
- Run the Peachtree Road Race (done)
This list is intentionally short, yet quite specific. The most difficult thing will be to allocate time to train properly in order to achieve these goals. And that’s when the mental and spiritual improvement come into play.
Personal expression cannot be undervalued
By writing this post, in and of itself, I am taking a step toward one of my goals. You see, I’ve been neglecting personal expression (amongst other personal needs) far too long, and that needs to change. This website has existed for quite some time, yet I’ve just recently begun sharing my thoughts here. Part of the reason is that I’ve been an intensely private person, and still am in many facets. But mostly it’s attributed to the fact that allowing myself time to work on personal endeavors hasn’t been a priority. My negligence has manifested itself as an apprehension towards sharing thoughts and feelings of any substance in such an open forum, and that, is one of the things I will overcome.
As you’ve just read, privacy is important to me, and expression can be difficult. So you can understand why I’ll refrain from posting more on my intellectual and spiritual goals now. I’m working on it.
Credit is due
Some of you have gently (and some not as gently) been nudging me to write more. You know who you are. Thank you. Keep an eye on this space for more in the near future. And if you get ansty, give me a nudge.
