My New Years Resolution for 2010

I like the sound of the new year: "Twenty-ten"- kinda' catchy.
Just had to throw that in. Now, the real reason for this post.....New Year's resolutions.
Ever since I was a young girl, I always wrote a list of resolutions on New Year's eve. I never was a big party gal, and my idea of a fun New Year's Eve was dreaming about the great person I was to become in the promising year ahead. It didn't matter that I never carried out the previous year's hard-thought out resolutions. The year ahead was going to be different. It was a new chance, a fresh start.This year I have one resolution. I am so pleased with it, I can't wait to live it out. I was walking along the driveway the other day, and a word popped into my mind (disclaimer: I am not claiming any major revelation here, and after googling the term that I thought I had come up with -Ha!- I realize some of my readers might find my "resolution" a bit trendy. Nevertheless, it was an epiphany to me) so what is my new resolution? It is "simply" to live an intentional life. It helps to look at what being intentional is not. Intentionality is not impulsive: impulsive spending, impulsive speaking, impulsive reactions and outbursts. Intentionality is not compulsive: compulsive eating, compulsive hoarding (even books-ha,ha!), compulsive cleaning. What is intentional living? To me it is a deliberate and prudent way of living. Intentional living seems to be a prayerful and thoughtful way to live. If I am an intentional person, I am careful in every detail of my life, and I make time for what is important. I am excited about embarking on the journey towards intentional living, and I look forward to sharing this journey with you. I realize that living intentionally will be a life-long journey, not a year long resolution. An ancient Chinese proverb states: " A thousand mile journey begins with a single step." Here's to that first step!!!