Resolution Update - Falling off the Wagon

Well, I hate to report this, but I fell off the wagon pretty early on in my New Year's resolution.  As one of my colleagues put it, not only did I fall off the wagon, but the darn thing ran me over and is dragging me behind it because I don't want to let go.  So, I am going to muster up all of my physical strength and climb back in the darn thing and strap myself in this time. If you have no idea what I am talking about, you may need to read my resolution post before you keep reading this one. 

Although I failed, I did try, at least the first week, to pick a fruit of the spirit (love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control) each day and live it out in my daily life.  I found that it was difficult to remember to pick a new fruit each day and to try to find ways to live it out on top of the other responsibilities, activities, and distractions I deal with on a daily basis.  Excuses, excuses...  Well, I am not giving up and I now have a plan I really think I can do.  Instead of picking a new fruit of the spirit each day, I plan to focus on a different fruit each week.  In my paper calendar, I am going to (today) assign a fruit to each week throughout the rest of the year.  I am also going to add a reminder in my work Outlook calendar to pop up each Monday morning.  Then, I will not have the excuse of forgetfulness.  To get me really committed to this resolution, I also pledge (to you) that for the next nine weeks, I will write one post each week describing the fruit that I am focusing on and how we (you and I) can live it out in our daily lives.

So, if you have also fallen off the resolution wagon, have hope.  Together, you and I still have a chance of being (322 days left this year/365 days per year=) 88% successful this year.  That's pretty good!

Next week's post - LOVE