A New Soul and a New Nose

"The object of a New Year is not that we should have a new year.  It is that we should have a new soul and a new nose; new feet, a new backbone, new ears, and new eyes.  Unless a particular man made New Year resolutions, he would make no resolutions.  Unless a man starts afresh about things, he will certainly do nothing effective."  -G.K. Chesterton


This is a belated New Year's post, but here it is nonetheless, as I look forward to my second semester of law school and what 2011 has up its sleeves.


2010 was full of wonderfulness.  Here are some of the highlights...

• Ringing in the new year at FOCUS Conference in Orlando
• Disney World with friends
• Living in the Treehouse with five of the most beautiful friends
• Spring break in Honduras
• Beach week in Destin
• College graduation
• Being accepted to my first choice law school
• Lazy summer at home with my family
• Harry Potter World
• Returning to my alma mater and favorite city for law school
• Living with two beautiful roommates
• Hiking and rock climbing in Fall Creek Falls
• Study parties at the Frassati House
• Friends' concerts galore
• Finishing (surviving?) my first semester of law school
• The weddings of wonderful friends
• Celebrating Christmas with my family

Now for 2011.  Some resolutions...

• Read regularly and get through those books on my bookshelf that have been on the "To Read" list forever, including The Kite Runner, All the King's Men, Catch-22, Lord of the Flies, Fahrenheit 451, The Chronicles of Narnia, The Well and the Shadows, and The Count of Monte Cristo
• Get back into my exercise routine
• Go to bed earlier and get up earlier
• Experiment more in the kitchen
• Practice and put my Spanish skills to use
• Study in a library/quiet/non-distracting place
• Drink less coffee
• Learn how to drive stick shift
• Learn how to play the guitar
• Start writing a book, screenplay and song with Jade
• Fall ever more in love with God

So, here is to fondly remembering the past, but leaving it in its place so that the present and the future may take hold.


I'm excited, 2011.  Let's do it.