new years resolutions, again

Looking back on last year's resolutions, I would say that I kind of failed them .. I think I fail my new year resolutions most years. And so, for 2017, I want to try something different. I'm going to make my new years resolutions at the beginning of my winter break (which is now) and then take my 4 week break to formulate habits that reflect these resolutions. I think this is more practical than setting resolutions right before the beginning of a new quarter when habits are difficult to form. Also, I'm going to make less resolutions so that I am able to focus on a few. With that, here are my 2017 resolutions!

1. Spend 30 minutes in prayer and in the Word every day.
I want this to be a habit by the end of the year, which means that I'll start with a small amount of time and build up to 30 minutes. I think I haven't been spending a lot of time with God deeply these past few months and I can definitely see that I am not as in tune with Jesus as I would like to be.

2. Do something new and uncomfortably challenging each month.
I have realized this past year that I deeply care about what other people think about me. It comes to a point where I am hindered to do things because of this fear. I think that's something I really need to change. And so I want to challenge myself to do things out of my comfort zone and just be un-ashamed of myself and what I do. This month, I'm going to do a sort of daily vlogs. This is kind of hard for me because I feel like people are watching me and judging me as I film. And I really hope that I can become less wary about what other people think

3. Write in a journal every day.
 I'm going to use the format of a three sentence journal that I used a couple years ago and hopefully am able to continue it for the following years to come.
     First - something special that happened that day
     Second - something that made my smile that day
     Third - something that I am grateful for that day
I think writing in a journal helps me to reflect on my day and my life, as well as keeping record of what's happening. Another reason I want to keep this journal is because I think recently, I have been complaining a lot about my situation, rather than being thankful for the blessings in my life. I think this journal might be a way for me to sit still, humble myself and be grateful.

bye bye for now ^