New year, new me… Right? I know this isn’t being posted on January 1, but consider this a beginning all the same. Speaking of which, here are some things that I’ve decided to begin this year. Have you started new things in 2018? If so, let me know! My 2018 Goals50 Books Last year I told myself I would read “more books than last year.” While I managed to meet that goal, I’m embarrassed to give the actual number of books I got through last year. So, this year I’m putting a number to my goal: 50. Jon Acuff—if you don’t already read his stuff, you really should!—taught me that when you set a goal, you set the terms. What counts as a book? Whatever I feel counts as a book. I’ll get through 50 books this year, and they’ll be a mixture of philosophy texts, novels, graphic novels, and audio books. 50 Pounds When I was a freshman in college, I weighed 180lbs. That’s a good weight for a man of my build. By the time I finished college, I weighed 230lbs. That’s a significant difference. That’s an adult boxer. That’s a bale of hay. That’s a recliner. I’ve been carrying a recliner around on my person at all times for the last 7 years. Well, it’s time to clean house and get rid of some furniture. I’m attacking my weight-loss on several fronts, but I’m starting with diet. First thing’s first, I need to get this party started. I’m not good at new diets mostly because the shadow of the old one can normally be found in my fridge. So because I can’t trust myself not to fall right back into eating whatever I can find, I’m restricting myself to nothing but resistant starches for the next couple of weeks. I’m going to shock my system into being ready for a new diet. For info on resistant starches, head over to marksdailyapple.com and check out Mark’s research. I think you’ll be surprised. 50 Posts This one should be easy, right? Would you be surprised if I told you I’d started three blogs before this one? It’s true. I’ve started and stopped so many things at this point that it’s comical and depressing at the same time to try and list them, so suffice to say that I’m itching to come through on this one. My goal is simple: between now and December 31, 2018, I will have written at least 50 substantial posts. What will those posts be about? They’ll be broken up generally into four categories: family, ministry, writing, and gaming. Does that sound like something you’d be interested in? If so, then let’s take this journey together! I look forward to it. Sincerely yours, Chaz
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