A Violin I borrowed last time I was trying to learn violin
You know how we all set New Years Resolutions? Somewhere along the line those goals that we've set die...
It's usually unconcious, by February we forgot we even set those goals, or somehow we quietly justify why it's just not going to work this time...
Jess and I spent some recently, reviewing what has happened while we were here in Hawaii, and looking to the future. Part of that for us was reviewing our Life Plan. I need to write a post about this life plan soon.
I made a list of goals before I turn 30, I'm not sure exactly when I wrote them down, probably in my early twenties. I remember three of them, and they kind of hang over my head. Along with everyones goal of weighing less, another one was to record a full length album. I don't think it had to be a super profesional album, but it was just a goal to write and record some music. The other goal, learn another language fluently. The last goal that I just remembered was to learn to play violin.
The problem is 20 year old Jim Baker, didn't know anything about almost 30 year old Jim Baker. (I'll be 28 on Thanksgiving, so I have two years to meet these goals, which is totally do-able, it will just take a concerted amount of effort and focus)
When I was 20, music was my life, I was in a band, I was pursuing my, at the time, life dream to be a Christian rockstar. 8 years later, I've sold all of my music equipment, and play a guitar that was given to me, only when I'm leading worship.
IF I'm going to pursue these things, I need to start taking TANGIBLE steps in that direction. Implementing TIME in my schedule to study a language, and start writing some more music. I on one hand get overwhelmed at trying to make more time for these things, but on the other hand I am having a hard time allowing these dreams to die. I can't seem to take them off of my list of goals without feeling a tinge of guilt...
Engage: What are some of your life goals? Are you taking steps in that direction? Let us know in the comments.
