2011 Resolution Review:
I had some “pretty basic” resolutions for the year. So let’s see how I did:
climb rocks, do more yoga, andride my bike(ankle permitting).- Complete the CrossFit beginners routine.
- Keep a food journal.
- Read Books
Enchridion by EpictetusA Grammar of Assent by John Henry NewmanNicomacean Ethics by AristotleCommentary on the Ethics by Saint ThomasThomism and Aristotelianism by Harry Jaffa
Travel AbroadTake a photograph every dayLearn Spanish
My final comments were pretty spot on: it was too big a list to complete, but the journey is always more important than the destination. Often, when setting goals I prefer to pick one that’s too far out, or a few too many, to reasonably complete in the given time. It keeps me hungry. I get board if I set a goal and then cruise past it. But if I come just a hair shy, and nearly could have done it if I slacked off a little less here or there, that makes me eager to fire up and go at it again.
Even though far too many goals were not achieved, I did have some pretty good highlights. After making some progress on my ankle recovery, I picked up surfing, something that I’ve been wanting to do for ages. I successfully defended my thesis and was admitted to the University of Texas for my Ph.D., and I got serious about CrossFit. My general them of ‘sound mind, sound body’ was maintained and achieved in more ways than I could have anticipated.
In the next day or two, I’ll post my goals for the coming year, after I’ve had time to think about the successes and failures from this year’s goal list. The important thing is to give serious thought as to why or why not resolutions were successful so that I can make better ones in the future.
