I originally started this blog to achieve three goals for the year of 2012. It was for just three New Year's resolutions, and I was going to post very regularly.. at first I was going to post each day, but I realized that was a little unrealistic.. I didn't achieve the New Year's resolutions I set for the year of 2012, even though I had set just three..
The three goals I had set, if I am remembering correctly, were:
1- Read the entire Book of Mormon on my own
2- Complete P90X once completely
3- Compete in a piano competition
I got to the Alma chapters on my own, and didn't stick with it! We are taught in the LDS religion that it is a simple thing required of us, but it is still a challenge to remember each day. I am going to keep this goal for this new year of 2013.
I started P90X a couple times last summer, and I also did it for a couple weeks at SUU while I was in school. I would do well for one or two weeks, and then miss a day, and not keep on track! I don't think I will keep this goal for this new year, but if I do, it will be for this summer that I may dust off this ambition... :)
This third goal was a goal that I kind of got cheated out of.. I prepared for a concerto competition with Saint-Saens concerto in g minor, a piece I competed with for the concerto competition at Snow College the year previously. The competition I was registered for didn't have any other contestants in the concerto category when the time came around for competition.. Yes, I should have tried to find other competitions, but I was exhausted of my concerto, and I wanted to learn other difficult music, so I learned Franz Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody no. 6 to finish out the semester, and was happy with that. It's a fun piece, although I lose the fluidity of the right hand last section of the piece very quickly when neglecting to keep up this song for my repertiore.. It takes work to keep up a repertiore!!
I did not reach these goals, but I do believe that it was not in vain, for I did work toward each one, and accomplished a step toward my goals at times..
Now the year is 2013, and I am still working toward good things for my life. I want good things for myself, and for others.. I am setting new goals for this year, and I will remember my New Year's resolutions throughout this year, and strive toward reaching these goals.. If you feel you have encouraging words for me or advice to reaching these goals, please, you are welcome to leave comments on my blog. I can do it!! I can reach a goal I set for myself.
2013, here we go!!
