New Year, New Goals

So since it's the new year, i feel like i should write about resolutions and things that will be different in 2010. First off, I want to say that i don't believe in new years resolutions. I don't see the point in waiting until a specific day to start living or doing things differently. I think if you really want to change and improve then you should start the moment you realize the err of your ways. New Years resolutions are for lazy people who just want an excuse to put things off. Also, they hardly ever work, like 90% of the people who make new years resolutions quit or fail before January is over.
With that said, I'm going to tell you about my counter to new years resolutions. I don't have resolutions, I have goals. Things I hope to accomplish in 2010. While to you it may be semantics, to me they are things that I believe will make 2010 unique and full of doing and less about making excuses.
So my first and what should be my most important goal, yet I've done nothing to realize it is to SEEK GOD, to develop my relationship with him and for Him to be my priority in everything I do. I plan on doing this by getting involved in church, starting some kind of devotional and hopefully out of those things I will develop a thirst for prayer and conversation with him.
My next goal is to find my passion. This is about a career, I need to find an occupation that i enjoy and that also pays the bills. So I'm attempting to discern God's will, while actively researching potential career paths. This has actually been kind of fun and I feel like I've made some progress, but i'll let you know in a couple of months.
My third goal is to train for a 1/2 marathon. This is a lofty goal for me. I hate to run and working out isn't exactly fun for me. But if i can run a simple 1/2 marathon if will prove to myself that I can finish and follow through on something and it will test my willpower, hopefully making me a better, less flaky person.
The next thing I hope to accomplish in 2010 is to build and deepen new and existing relationships, because I don't really have a stable place where I can call home, this one is difficult for me. It's hard being a good friend to someone when you thousands of miles apart. Also, because of the location I'm at now, finding people my age who are normal is a little more challenging. But I'm not one to shy away from a challenge so I will make more of an effort this year to be a better friend and to reach out to the people about me.
My last goal is to learn a musical instrument. This is something i have wanted to do for awhile. So i'm tired of making excuses and I'm just going to do it. I think i'll start by relearing the piano. I don't have to buy one because my parents have one, so I'll just practice when i'm home.
So that's about it for now. Check with me in a couple of months and see if I've accomplished or in the process of accomplishing any of these. I hope this year will be different and more successful than years past. I'm going to make a conscious effort not to give up and to work at becoming a better, more committed me.