New Years Pursuit of Happyness

Thursday morning this week as I drove to work the sun shone brightly and its rays reached my face a little after 7 am as I crossed the intersection of I-459 and I-20. I vowed to write about that warmth sometime that day but with the push and pull of obligations, never got around to it. As a writer, I've been away from my craft too long. I've studied life without many words for quite some time and I am now ready to comment on the many beautiful and ugly things I've seen in the last year. While I wish I could pretend that I'm going to commit to writing everyday, this notion is foolhardy and asinine given we have 24 hours each day and my hours slip away so quickly as of late I'm astonished that my eyes are closing at 11 pm or after more often than I would like. I will take a pragmatic approach and vow to myself that one morning or evening a week, I'll indulge in the simple pleasure of posting something. As of late I have been listening to the audiobook "Start Where You Are" by Chris Gardner (everytime I think of Chris, I want to say Darden... why is that?). I have thoroughly enjoyed the his voice on his life walk and suggest the book to you. I have also committed to renewing myself. A lady at a friends church is taking them through a renewal spiritual exercise and I'm going to start for real today. Each day has a scripture focus and writing assignment. If you like doing these things, I can be sure you have the next days if you email me at crystalgood@hotmail.com. Day 1 (which I completed last week-don't judge me) is this:

Focus Scripture: Psalm 141:8 If you are going to allow God to totally heal you, first you’ve got to make a personal commitment to ALLOW Him to change your heart. Together, let's walk 21 days of healing. We will start by first, writing down ALL of the areas of our lives that are in need of healing. And as we allow God to heal us, we will be able to check off those things and move forward. It’s our goal to check off everything on our list as a sign of healing taking place. Assignment #1 Write your list of the areas in need of healing, be TOTALLY open and honest. DO NOT PROCRASTINATE!!!

I'm back to blogging. Happy New Year!