To Do versus To Be

"How few there are who have courage enough to own their faults, or resolution enough to mend them." - Benjamin Franklin

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Calvin & Hobbes 2008

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For some people New Years Eve is a chance to make resolutions for the year ahead. Exercising more, lossing weight, eating healthy, spend less, save more are commonly heard resolutions along with reading the bible more, praying more, or volunteering to help others. Every year many people make resolutions about things they want "to do" and by the end of January I suspect most resolutions have not been kept.

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I was listening to an Andy Stanley podcast titled "A New You Resolution" and he made a comment that really struck home with me. To paraphrase him, don't make a list of things "to do" but make a list of things you want "to be". It is a challenging question to ask oneself "What would I like to be" and it is an even more challenging question to contemplate and answer.

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What do you want to be this year?

Generous....Honest....Trustworthy....Caring....Patient....Compassionate

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You are going to be something in 2010 so why not ask yourself what that is and then work at being that person!

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Grace & Peace