Recap 09

In 2009 I....

• Started (and stuck with!) a routine of 50 pushups a day in June.
• Launched my Human Narrative Project: to read and review a list of 100 of the best novels.
• Fell in love.
• Began a routine of meditation and contemplative prayer each morning.
• Attended church services more often than I had anticipated.
• Took a seven week road trip out west with Tamie.
• Made a lot of awesome new friends (particularly on said road trip).
• Felt a new appreciation and deep gratitude for life.
• Painted my first two paintings.
• Helped (with Tamie) to start a creative writing class at the county jail.
• Took a chance to leave behind my accounting career.

In 2010 I hope to....

• Rock out 100 pushups a day, for a yearly total of 36,500.
• Read and review 12 enriching novels.
• Continue falling in love.
• Continue to read, practice, and write about the contemplative approach to spirituality.
• See what happens when it comes to church.....
• Visit Alaska.
• Meet more friends.
• Grow in appreciation for life.
• Paint a bit more.
• Continue to watch writing transform lives in the county jail.
• Begin a job that better fits with my personal vision for life.
• Launch a home page where I can organize my writings.
• Start a new Top 100 list for reading/reviewing/blogging.
• Watch the U.S. move toward a more non-interventionist military policy.
• Do more blogging on Paul's New Testament epistles.
• Witness the world come together to advance the cause of environmental sustainability.
• Live in a world that moves closer toward empowering the poor and oppressed.