I looked back over a list of goals I wrote early in January. As I read through my list, I was struck by the reality that except for one of them, all of these have already come to pass. Still the list seemed quite daunting in the beginning when I first wrote it out. Now almost a year down the road, I am well on my way to accomplishing every goal I wrote down. WOW! Never before has that ever happened to me, and never before have I actually even tackled one goal, let alone six-seven. I am so amazed at everything I have done and accomplished . While I didn't hit every goal precisely, I have done better than 90% on achieving them. I am doubly-blessed -- first to have the goal achieved; and second, to be able to enjoy the sweet satisfaction of participating that achievement. I would be staring at that list and saying (as usual), "Oh, those were awful high hopes. Perhaps next year I will do better?"

As I mark month twelve, I thought it would be good to refine my goals a bit. In doing so, I will adjust them slightly, perhaps enlarge a few, and see where I go for the last month of the year.