And It Begins...

And so it begins.  With a new year comes many new things, and, like I talked about last time, resolutions.  I have had some time to think about what I want my new years resolution to be and I have come up with one.  But before I tell you, I have one last thing to say about resolutions.

I received a comment from a friend that got me thinking about deeper resolutions.  He, Jay, said that he feels that people don't achieve their resolutions because they only reflect on themselves, and decide to make a change, once a year.  He's right!  If people reflected more than once a year, maybe they would have a better chance of reaching that goal and truly changing themselves for the better.

As teachers, Jay and I, find ourselves reflecting on daily basis about our teaching.  We do this in order to improve our teaching and to best help our students learn.  Now if I could only do that more in my daily life; and that is what I am going to do.

My New Year's resolution this year is to reflect daily on how I live my life and the choices that I make.  Now some of you might think that this is not a good resolution, because it isn't something concrete that I can achieve (like losing a certain amount of lbs).  But what I like about it, is the fact that I am going to be making an effort everyday to reflect on what happened that day and how I could have acted/reacted/listened/etc. more or better.

I am going to be doing this through my blog, along with thoughts on things and events that happen outside of my direct life.  With that being said, my first challenge to all of you is to join me in my journey. Comment on my blog posts about how you have reflected on your life and tried to change for the better.  I will be here to give you my thoughts (if you want) and listen to you.

Make sure to become a follower of my blog. :)

Until next time,

Mr. Ryan