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It is the end of the month. January 2008 is already a history. Time moves fast when your are busy and having fun. My goals are progressing and moving forward. Life is more fun when friends and family members take active part with your progress. Also, you will achieve more. Try it.

2008 Goals

• Spend three hours a week thinking of the goals and plans
• Share to your family and friends. Ask them to check on your goals every MONTH

A. Spiritual

1. Block three hours a week to thinking, planning,

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B. Family

1. Tell family each member you love them

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C. Educational

1. Read ____ books

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D. Health

1. Eat more fruits and vegetables

2. Exercise ______________________________________________________

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E. Work

1. Compliment three people at work

2. Spend 15 minutes a day during spare time to uncover ways to improve work

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Well, it is already January 15, 2008. The year is young; yet, fifteen days had passed already.

My 2008 Goal is to memorized 250 verses this year. My first project is to memorize I Corinthians 13. Today, I memorized the whole chapter.

As a result of doing this project: Here are some things that are happening to me:

1. My mind is coming alive. I am not getting any younger; but the mind is becoming more sharp to figure things out.  

2. The mind is more focused and disciplined.

3. I recite the verses during transit. When someone do something foolish on the road, I do not waste my time thinking foolish things to someone else foolishness.

4. I recite these verses to people I know. As a result, we discuss something noble and talk more deeply about life. I brighten their lives.

5. I have two people who are tracking my progress. I gave them permission to nudge me, prod me, or lecture when I am not doing this project. This makes life fun.

Try memorizing. It will transform your life. 

1 Corinthians 13 NKJV

1. Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become as sounding brass or a clanging cymbal.

2. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love I am nothing.

3. And though I bestow all my good to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it profits me nothing.

4. Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, it is not puffed up;

5. does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil;

6. does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth;

7. bears all things, believes all things, endures all things.

8 Love never fails. But whether there are tongues, they will cease, whether there is knowledge, it will vanish away.

9. For we know in part and we prophesy in part.

10. But when that which is perfect has come, then what which is in part will be done away.

11. When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child,; but when I became a man, I put away childish things.

12. For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I shall know just as I also am known.

13. And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.

Another year, another opportunity is about tounfold in our lives. I wrote my goals and plans for 2008. What different thing I will do this year?

I went to Diamond Head during new year's day. The top of the crater was packed. From the top to the first landing, people, mostly Japanese tourists, waited patiently for the rising of the sun. I had my share of spending my time at the top 45 minutes later. It was a solemn moment as I embark the new year.

What different thing I will do this year? I am involving more people in my life. I have a critique group. Three of us meet once a month. However, we call each other once or twice during the week. First, we encourage one another with to complete our own project. We wrote our 2008 goals and two specific projects. We each share our goals and plans to each other.

This is where the fun begins. We are accountable to each other. Each of our strengths plays well for each of us to excel in our endeavors. I have some organizing skills and so I will make it a point for each one of us to be on time. During the first two meetings, one person came late. Well, I gave em an earful. So that was the last late encounter for the group.

What different thing I will do this year?  I will value my time more. I allowed precious time during the past years to slip away.

What different thing I will do this year? I will help more people and extend of my life to others. This is the key to a happy living. When I have challenges, I know there are more people who are in worst situation.

Well, Happy New Year. Spend quite moments and unveil the wonders of life. Then, share the beauty and power in you to a world longing for peace, joy, and love.