Reach for the stars, you'll reach the moon. If you don't have a goal, you'll for sure not meet it. You've heard them all, but sometimes you have to stop the daily grind, see where you are and figure out where you want to be.No, it's not an Afghan New Year or some Muslim cultural thing...it's just August and it's time to be accountable and put it in writing. You see, in 3 months, I hope to be getting on a plane heading home to visit family for 2 weeks of R&R. I figured that I would use that amount of time to get something done. It's not that I haven't been doing anything. It's just a nicer journey if you know where you are going and you can recognize it when you arrive because you've been thinking about along the way.
Let's scratch a few
off the old Afghan bucket list. Not doing PX90 even though it matches the amount of time, not running a marathon, not swimming with sharks or any other biting organism. Not jumping out of a plane while it is still powered to fly. No grandiose travel plans...that's a common one, right? Got my fill of that in the last 23 years! It's gonna have to be right here where I am in Kabul, Afghanistan. Here's what I am thinking...1. Learn a new language. For all those crying foul, I know I had language training before I left, but that was Pashto. I started Dari classes this week and I want to figure it out while I am here while increasing my Pashto.
2. Read the New Testament. It's gonna happen. Just gotta buckle down and get a fresh look at the man that changed my life when I was 15 years old.
3. Write 50 letters. No Katie, not all of them will be to you, but most will be! I have no excuse. It's free and just takes me stopping long enough to jot a few thoughts down and lick the envelope.
4. Run 200 miles. I know a marathon is only 26.2 miles, but that is all at once. Little bites are easier to digest! Yes, I am counting today's 3 miles.
5. Hmmm....what will be my 5th? Perhaps you have an idea? I'll come back to this one after I consult all of my fans out there.
Daylight is burning. Better go get on it!
Goal #5. Strap on Full body armor and nothing else and streak around the compound. Why?
ReplyDeleteA. Just because u can
B. No one will notice because...
c. U get 2 come home early.
Bro, I like the way you're thinking . . . especially the part of getting to know the One who changed your life at 15! Inspiring bro . . . Love and miss ya
ReplyDelete#5. Do number 1.
ReplyDeleteWell, I DID finish reading the WHOLE Bible in 90 Days this summer! :) Not saying that the New Testament will be a cinch, but definitely "doable!" I'll be praying for you...Fred and I staarted (Sept 6) to read the whole NT by the end of the year. You can get the Bible app (with the brown "Holy Bible" icon) and it has a whole bunch of reading plans to choose from that link with YouVersion.com. (We are doing The Gospels in 30 days and the rest of NT in 85).
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