New Beginnings

Anybody who knows (truly knows me) will agree that I am in the race for the corniest human ever. Thus it should come as no surprise that I love new beginnings. And as we are about two days away from 2014, I feel a familiar sense of excitement building up.

2014 for me feels like an Ode to 2013. it has not been the best of years but neither has it been the worst.  I am exceedingly grateful for the multitude of blessings I have received but i still habour regrets nonetheless. So I feel invigorated to start anew.

Like most people I am not new to resolution making. I am in the constant habit of making AND breaking resolutions. This time I have decided to put a leash on myself. I have decided to give my resolution a time limit i.e 240 days. Why 240? Don't ask it is very random. But i do feel that is sufficient time to get myself out of this rut and onto a better path. Below are my goals, broken down of course in terms of areas.

1) SPIRITUALITY
I am a deeply spiritual person and much of my strength comes from the personal relationship I have with Jehovah God. Lately however, i feel like I have pulled away from my spiritual life. So in order to gain it back I have decided I will:
1. Read the Bible and meditate on it every single day. The aim is to finish the whole Bible in a year( out of the 240 days time frame I know, who says you can not rebel? ) I plan to achieve this by waking up an hour early every single morning.
2. I want to draw closer to my family of faith next year. Hence I will invite atleast 5 families over to dine with Momma and I over the course of the year. During my time in Nigeria soooo much love and hospitality was extended to me, I feel it is right to pay it back.

2.WEIGHTLOSS
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Yes of course I want to lose weight. I have seen my 5ft 2" frame balloon to over 90kg. Why would I not want to lose it all? I especially want to focus on this during the first six months because lets face it October is a wonderful month to wear a swimsuit. I will chronicle my journey from time to time. I promise you I will lose the weight.

3.BOOKS AND WRITINGS
I plan to spend more time reading books. My goal for the year is about 20 books. Half of which should be by African authors. I also plan on putting more effort into my writing and hopefully I can complete a couple of short stories whilst I am at it.

So there you have it folks, my 2014 in words :)