my 2010 personal goals

• Count my Blessings:  each night before I go to sleep, record in a journal at least one blessing from that day
• Express Gratitude:   say "thank you" at least once a day
• Dream Bigger and Plan For It:  choose something really special to do with Troy in 2011
• Meditation:  attend Vipassana retreat in late February/early March 2010
• Special Occasions:  purchase, sign, and mail cards at least one week prior to the event
• Walk:  stop talking about walking every night and start doing it
• Develop Compassion:  for myself and others
• Accept:  who I am
• Complain Less:  enough said
• Spiritual Traditions:  continue learning about Buddhism and other eastern traditions
• Who Am I?  get closer to the answer
• Listen More:  talk less
• Relationships:  love more and expect less
• Work:  show more patience and flexibility
• Friendships:  spend time reconnecting
• Marriage:  do something really special this year for our 25th anniversary
• Happiness:  spend more time making others happy
• Wife:  make Troy smile and know that he is loved
• Mom:  be the best Mom to Steven that I possibly can in whatever way he needs me
• Family:  spend more time sharing good times
• Others:  see the beauty in each person I know and meet
• Laugh, Love, and Smile:  more