Wow! It’s hard to believe December is here!
It’s funny how vividly I am able to recall certain years in my life.
As a kid, 1968 stands out more than any other. Martin Luther King Jr. and Bobby Kennedy were assassinated and our country was in the midst of a horrible war in Vietnam while ‘hippies’ countered these evils with love, sex, rock and roll, and peace.
As an adult, I’ve had a handful of years that stand out in my mind but none so much as 2018. 2018 has been a very interesting year. Personally, I was able to follow through on a couple of big commitments I made to myself–one being the completion of an Ironman Triathlon, and the other being my re-entry back into the pharmacy industry.
2018 is also a year I experienced the transition of my parents into the world of the elderly. Actually, at the age of 85 and 89, they’ve both been in the elderly classification for some time, but they never paid much attention to this ‘classification’ as they’ve always lived life to the fullest, and still do. I am grateful they are still with us and in sound mind, as many of my friends are unable to say this.
So what is the purpose of this blog? I’m glad you asked.
I’m writing this particular blog in hopes of turning your attention to the fact that life is short and it just keeps rumbling on, regardless of what we are doing with it.
Why not make up your mind that 2019 is going to be a memorable year, in a positive way, for you?
You may be wondering why I’m writing this blog on December 1st instead of January 1st, which is the day the people of the world make billions of resolutions. Quite frankly, if you wait until January 1st to make your commitment list for 2019…your chances of accomplishing your 2019 commitment(s) are slim and none.
What do you want to do for yourself and/or others that will make 2019 memorable? It doesn’t have to be something as monumental (or stupid) as completing an Ironman Triathlon.
Maybe there is someone you need to forgive or seek forgiveness from.
Maybe there is someone you need to love a tad bit more.
Maybe there are people you need to reconnect with.
Maybe there is someone who could benefit from your presence in their life.
Maybe there is someone or something you simply need to release and let go.
Maybe there is a burning desire to express yourself through some form of art (one of my 2019 commitments is to learn and conquer the drums).
Maybe this is the year you change professions and/or start your own business.
Maybe you want to take a dream trip but don’t have the money, so 2019 is a year committed to saving the money in order to bring your dream trip to reality in 2020.
Whatever your 2019 commitment is, write it down in a journal and commit to reviewing it and turning it over to God on a daily basis while committing to taking one positive step toward the achievement of your commitment each week.
Please note–I used the word commitment in place of goals throughout this blog. Commitment just seems a bit bolder to me…just saying.
Let’s make 2019 the year of accomplishing our BHAC’S…Big Harry Audacious Commitments.
A 2018 BHAC completed!
P.E.A.C.E.
Jay@EagleLaunch.com
Proverbs 3:6, “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.â€
