this is how i’m doing: in case you were wondering…

I think Tom and I had this conversation once…

The LIFE! Staff Creed:

“I shall pass through this world but once,
Any good therefore, that I can do,
Or any kindness that I can show to any human being,
LET ME DO IT NOW.
Let me not defer or neglect it,
For I shall not pass this way again.”

LIFE! (Leadership Is For Everyone) is a company created by one of my former professors at SFA (I got a B in his class, if you were wondering).  In November I had the opportunity of joining him and his staff in facilitating a leadership retreat for high school Key Club students called “Weekend of A Lifetime”.  I walked away from that weekend energized (possibly from the caffeine)  and excited to see how I could implement some of the things that I had learned into my job as an advisor.  To be honest, I hadn’t though much of it since November, but as I was flipping through the material I acquired that weekend I came across the LIFE! Staff creed.  I liked it so much I thought I’d share it with you all.  It encourages me in two areas that I struggle with - immediacy and intentionality.   It’s much better than my current philosophy of “better late than never” — in 2008 I want to be more intentional and live more in the moment.

I’ve got two more retreats this year (Jan and Feb).  I’ll be sure to share with you any other nuggets of wisdom I pick up.

I used to hate the idea of new year’s resolutions, the idea that because the calendar starts over that in some way our lives get to start over seemed absurd to me. I also used to be rather pessimistic about things in general. I’m looking forward to 2008 — my only hope is that I grow as a person; spiritually, intellectually, emotionally. Sure I’d like to be a bit healthier and make a little extra cash too (and pay off some more debt) but the things I regret most from last year are the intangibles.

Tozer puts it nicely “the man of illuminated mind will learn from his mistakes, yes even from his sins. If his heart is trusting and penitent, he can be a better man next year for last year’s fault — but let him not return again to folly”. So here’s to 2008 — I hope you become the person you resolve to be.

*EDIT* - Do note the fly new design revisions.  Just figured the place could use a bit of a touch up.  Doesn’t do much for the quality of my posts though