I started the new year with little ambition other than to remain healthy but after reflecting on the passing of one of the craziest years in memory, I realized a need for more. I made a serious list, in a joking way, and I hope you enjoyed my reasoning through the whole process….

Wayne’s New Year’s List:

• Take naps.
• Don’t break anything.
• Find my keys.
• Keep my teeth.
• Keep my weight down.
• Worry less about what is going on in Washington.
• Be kinder.
• Love my family more.
• Praise God more.
• Ride way more.

So many folks are way too eager to make lists and far less willing to evaluate how well they have honored those commitments once time has passed. Well, we are at the half way mark of the year and it’s time to assess things.

I found my keys, still have my teeth and have not broken any bones. I have come to terms with my weight and have vowed to battle the scales, with some victories and some failures. The struggle continues. As far as being kinder, it is sort of like dancing. I can do it but it’s not pretty. I try so hard but it is not a natural thing for me, but I am still trying hard. I love my family with all my heart, so I have that covered. I love riding, so I will always ride all I can. Honestly, sometimes living gets in the way of riding and if you are riding all you want, then hats off to you.

Praise God more. I thought I would be so much holier by now. This isn’t meant to be funny. I honestly thought that by the time I reached this age I would have achieved a higher level of whatever it is that I see in others. The older that I get, the more I see the need for a personal savior and I am humbled to know that I have one.

Now if you have been looking at my list, you are wondering, what about naps and Washington? I have found that if you stay up until around 2:00 in the AM, a nap really isn’t necessary, and if you are on Facebook, you know that my political post are way down. I have also noticed that some of yours are way up, so, whats up with that? What happened to all the food pictures? I suppose that I need to work on being kinder, a little harder.

One more thing. Another good thing about a mid-year assessment is that it gives you an opportunity to make adjustments, like in a basketball game. What works and what needs to change. I can be a lazy man but I know that I have to keep moving. I think that I might add travel more to my list, and I am thinking maybe DC…. Well heck, there goes my Washington resolution.

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