New Year's Resolutions, through the years

New Year's Resolutions, through the years:

 

#NYE 2019: https://bit.ly/4jvKN7d

#NYE 2020: https://bit.ly/3CCU1KT

#NYE 2022: https://bit.ly/4aFWm9w

#NYE 2024: https://bit.ly/44RllDf

 

 

Goals, for 2026:

- stronger faith

- [unspoken]

- full healing

- #LoveEveryoneAlways

- Regular Bible reading

- Memorize Scripture

- better diet

- get exercise

- build up the blog(s)

- fight the fear!

- Accept the things I cannot change

- Meeting up with my former boss, Tyler Sickmeyer

- attempt punctuality, for church services, and other events

- grow Social Media influence

- Getting the right people to take control of a certain organization

- MUCH thicker skin

- MUCH less fear and worry

Christmas continuance

Like in past years, I am going to need a continuance.  Christmas will not be over tonight!

 Merry CHRISTmas to you and yours!

 

I have had two prayer requests at the top of my list, for a few years.  I am believing God for both of them. 

I was going to write a new post about this yesterday, but I'm just going to republish what I'd blogged, on a prior anniversary of that date.

 

 

December 19, 2003

 

 

Culture Shock

 

December 19th is a significant date in my life, due to some things that happened on this day six years ago, during my junior year of high school. As we get older, we have new experiences, and learn about new realities of life - some of these things can be shocking, especially if you've been rather shy and non-social for most of your life. For those who've stayed home a lot while growing up, and haven't been very social and outgoing - if you're looking to start doing some of that, it might be wise to start out slow, by doing things, and hanging out with people, that you feel rather comfortable around, and who do things that you are used to doing. Maybe, in the future, you can start hanging out with different people as well, but that can wait - don't rush into socializing in ways that you may not be able to handle. Hanging out with others, and socializing, should be an enjoyable, fun, and safe experience, not one that will cause you an excessive amount of distress, anxiety, and culture shock. Some of that may be inevitable, but for many people, it might be best to take it slow, and to take small steps when trying to experience the "real world." That's just some advice... from someone who's made some mistakes in the past.