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January

Image by Deadly Tedly via Flickr

Time is only a measure. Some cultures don’t worry about time; they do what needs done when it needs done. They celebrate the seasons and live by the sun and the moon. I may be making this up – I can’t quote about such a culture but I sure do like the idea. Do what needs done:

  • with joy
  • recognizing God in everyday life
  • claiming the blessing in the mundane
  • making time to celebrate alone and with friends/colleagues

We have a new slate before us. It is just the turning of a year which we as a world culture imbue with significance. I don’t do resolutions but I do want to plan new/improved habits. As Leo Babauta at Zen Habits drills, do one new habit at a time – one a month – though it may seem slow, by the end of the year, you will have 12 new habits enhancing your life. So, my habit plan for 2012:

  1. January – exercise: once a day, walk a dog to start. Will I be running with said dog by the end of the month?
  2. February – study: half hour for work/nursing daily.  I have a multitude of certifications to maintain plus new products to learn very well.
  3. March – ramp up the dog exposure. With the dog sanctuary, I need to find homes for most of the dogs here. They are hounds, adults to seniors. Sometimes a tough “sell” till the right person sees/meets them. Note I did NOT say increase the number! reminder to self…
  4. April – daily devotions. While this happens more often than not, it is not always daily and the new daily frequency (2-4) is up in the air.

That’s as far as I can think now – the most important habits are in the first four months BUT there is an underlying attitudinal shift to support them: be kind, be kind, be kind; see Christ in everyone I meet.

P.S. – I include the NASA link because I am a space junkie. Enjoy the wonder of mapping the magnetic fields of our moon!

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