I've decided to give grades to years/parts of years. That way I have a quantitative measure of how my year went. I tend to be positive, so I always think things are pretty good... which is fine. However, the second half of 2008 got a D (ick) in my mind and the first half of 2009 is sitting at a C.
Why am I doing this? Because I want to be better at journaling/blogging/what have you and because I can. I'm not going to go into detail as to why past full year (2 previous half years) has gotten an undesirable grade. That's over and done with. What I am going to do is work on recognizing the good things (and the challenges) that I am presented with and acknowledge them as such.
So, like I said, 2009 did not start off on the right foot. (Think: family health problems, job loss, similar drama.) I have faith that it can come back and at least average out at a respectable "B." Part two started on July 1st, and I believe has kicked off positively. I spent the first weekend of the second half of 2009 (and also Independence day) in Lake Ozark with my family.
Ultimately, I am hoping for this project to be an illustration of the fact that there can be good in life amidst bad things that happen to everyone. I believe, that if everything is noted comprehensively, I'll find that overall things are really good. It is just that when bad things happen they tend to replace the good in one's mind and make it hard to recall them. I don't want that to happen. So, I'll be keeping a log of good and bad things that happen and giving them weights. When 6 months is up, I'll tally the scores. Don't be surprised to find that the good outweighs the bad.
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