November 27, 2011

Today.

Today. What an interesting way to start. Many things have happened already today, and I feel like I have yet to accomplish multiple other goals. Lately I have been going throughout life working on trying to figure out what I need to be doing. In order to figure out where I want to go, I should probably figure out where I have been in the last year.

1. I have an awesome job. I work with a successful company in trying to help others attain auto loans. (Which I feel are never necessary when making a purchase.) 
-- It's something quite remarkable to me that people wouldn't wait to buy a car. GRANTED there are times when you need a car / home / anything else in life. I think if it comes down to an actual need, then it's okay to splurge. But if you can plan ahead for the future to obtain some goal 

2. I have awesome family and friends around me. It's been a lot of fun this past year getting to know people, and working on being the best person that I can be. Easy? Nope. But well worth it. 

3. I am deeply involved in the Gospel of Jesus Christ. For that I am extremely grateful. It has been a wonderful year in that sense because I have had a lot of learning opportunities in trying to learn how to be more like the Savior. It is amazing to me how I am taught to be like Him. A lot of experiences have just been quiet things said (by others) and felt within myself that have helped me see that I still have a long way to go. 

So. That pretty much is where I am right now. But the real question is where I want to go. 

I've never really had a huge desire to ever "be" something when I grow up. I have always just tried to do what the best thing seemed to do. I wish there was this direct way for us to know exactly what to do in our lives to be happy.

But then I think of the stars. The ship-men of long ago could tell where the were and where they were going just by looking at the starts and memorizing the position of them and comparing them to the land. I have guides in my life, and they are just as constant.

So within the next couple of weeks, I will be working on formulating my goals, putting them on paper, and working towards accomplishing them in 2012.

A lot of wonderful things are going to happen this next year.