...But the 12 Should Be Great!

2011, who can say if I've been changed for the better, but because I knew you, I have been changed for good.

In 2011:
I got married...and it was not what I expected. I learned so much about myself and about Eric and about the importance of families and of the temple. I learned about the importance of keeping an eternal perspective.
I learned what it's like to put someone else first in every situation that it needs to be done. That's not something I've ever had to really do before, and something I learned I'm not that good at. Of course I've lived in a home with family before, but my parents were responsible for caring for them, not me. Now I care for another person in a way that I have never had to before, and that changes a person.
I admitted that there are some things I just can't do on my own and that I needed help with them. I got help from someone who knew what they were talking about and I work on accepting that help everyday.
I experienced new cultures and ways of life, that I never knew existed. I have seen people struggle with things and situations that have been handed to them, that I have never had to deal with myself.
I had more moments where I felt more meaningful love and support and encouragement that I ever thought I could. I had moments where I felt more alone and abandoned than I ever thought I would.

Eric was my biggest adventure, greatest blessing and favourite part about 2011. I love my husband.

This year changed the way I think, and if there's one thing I think I learned the most it's consistency. I can't think of anything that I had to learn more this year than consistency.
So of course you can imagine how long I've spent thinking about the goals I want to set for myself this year. I want to be consistent in whatever it is I decide I'm going to do, and I can't let motivation run low after the first week or month of the new year.
So I set a couple of achievable and measurable goals for myself. One is to teach myself how to do something this year. I don't know what it will be yet, but I want it to be something I can use and do over and over again after I learn how. The other is to tell someone new that I love him/her this year. These words are hard for me to say, and it's not because I don't care about people. I really don't know what it is. These are long term, one time achievement goals. I need something I can work on each day and feel like I am growing from each day, and not just by the end of the calendar year.
Fast Sunday was on the 8th this month, and it came at the perfect time. I fasted for some kind of direction; something to motivate me and help me to settle and succeed. This is my plan for success for each day of this year, and my new spot in life right now. Right now it works and it fits and it feels good.
Increase my Faith
Ask for Help
Do All I Can Do
Love Those Around Me