The Blackburn Fam Bam: 2011!!!!!!

1.02.2011

2011!!!!!!

Happy New Year!!!

This year I've had a great "fresh start" feeling! We just moved back to La Pine, I get to start a new job and a new ward and have new friends and start a new year, and it just can't get any newer than this. LoL.

I really, really, REALLY have a desire to be a better person this year! These are the things I really want to work on....

1. Confidence: Not being afraid to stand up and say things that I feel. I've gotten in a horrible habit the last few years of just sitting back and not participating in classes at school and at church, and I've realized that I have things to say, but I just keep them to myself. I'm gonna start speaking up! I'm gonna work on not caring what people around me think and just being myself.

2. Service: I've been pretty selfish this year not being thoughtful to those that are surrounding me. I want to try and be more observant of those that might need a friendly deed or volunteer to help those with troubles.

3. Organization: I went through this weird relaxed phase right out of high school where I didn't get stressed. It was so weird. It's almost like I was detached from feelings of concern towards problems. I remember flying through finals week. I had all these projects with deadlines, but I never once felt overwhelmed about any of it. Unfortunately, it only lasted about a year or two, because lately I've let schedules and projects get to me so easily and found myself more stressed than I've ever been. I want to relearn how to take a deep breath, organize my schedule of things to do, and be carefree of all my worries. Along with that, I want to work on my procrastination. But I'll talk about that later....

;)

THE POWER TO CHANGE: President James E. Faust

http://beta.lds.org/ensign/2007/11/the-power-to-change?lang=eng

1 comment:

ShaliemorganJanuary 3, 2011 at 10:56 AM
I didn't know you had a blog! YAY, I'm excited to stay up to date with your family this way!
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