One Day At a Time

It is the end of the third day of the year 2010. I realize tonight I need to add a postscript to this mornings' thoughts on our resolutions for the year. It seems to me that how we keep the faith is a matter of importance. After a day of indulging in certain foods that are not really on my New Year's resolve I must indicate that a written plan of action is necessary to get anywhere this year. Disgusted with my poor efforts at eating I have therefore taken the oral word to paper. Being specific about what we plan to do or not do in the coming year seems important. To say, I want to lose 60 lbs this year is too general and needs a more definitive response for each week or even each day rather than over such a broad expanse of time.
I think AA has a wonderful suggestion in living "one day at a time". If we do this we can forgive ourselves daily for the mistakes of yesterday and get up and start all over again. In this regard, each new day affords us the opportunity to start fresh and lose the half or so pound towards the greater goal of 60 pounds for the year. Do you see what I mean? We need more immediate goals that show immediate results.
As well, we will not give up as easily if we realize tomorrow we can still get up and lose the 8 ounces necessary to maintain some momentum for our yearly vision. I don't know about you but it is those momentary victories that keep sustaining me during the year as I work towards the final goal. When I am not walking in victory I must forgive myself for my little losses and that on a daily basis!
Along with the necessity for a focus on momentary causes and effects I believe we can't get too lazy in our actions but work at excellence. For this, I personally, need to pray a lot because I find as I have gotten older and have had defeats over the years that I have lost my passion that I had when I was younger.
This loss of zeal holds true for many areas including walking as an exercise, taking on new projects, keeping old friendships afire - what have you. Sometimes our past mistakes have made us lose that flame to do things with excellence. I, for one, perform, often times now, with a lacklustre attitude, if you know what I mean.
Lately, I see it in so many areas that it brings me to my knees more and more. It is a good place to be!
Keeping the Faith then means more than just not giving up but how much and what kind of effort we will put into anything. Start your list, is number one. Then focus on carrying it out from day to day. Thirdly, keeping the faith means doing it with passion that forgives instantly, gets back up, starts over and runs and not walks through your resolutions.
Sounds like a lot of work, doesn't it? Well, I guess it is. I suppose though if we really want something bad enough we will put our whole heart into it. We would all love to wave a magic wand and have every thing given to us. However, that would never build character nor ( I might add) would we feel very good about ourselves.
I guess the question I leave you with is: how much do you really want to write a book, lose weight, learn to fly or make a quilt?
One of my goals this year is to write a page or so each day in this blog. Can I do it? Yes, probably. Will I do it? Possibly not every day but then I can't beat myself up but get up and start all over tomorrow.
Enough said for tonight's entry. I will leave you to your lists!