Day 1

Before I begin, I recently learned there should only be one space after a period. I am making it a point (no pun intended) to adhere to this rule as everything I was ever taught about that by every flipping English teacher and professor during my career as a student was a lie.

2012 was a year of beginnings, ends and lessons learned. I don't plan to spend much time on last year in this blog, but I suppose I like foundations and there are some events and lessons from last year that I believe provide a foundation for 2013. If you want to know what 2012 was like for me, you can read my other blog here.

Here is a quick rundown of things I learned last year:

1. A thing, decision, or experience does not have to be easy, good, or enjoyable in order to be beneficial or the "right thing to do."

2. I am not too old to make a difference.

3. Time does not heal all wounds.

4. It is better to be thought a fool and remain silent than to speak and prove the thought true            (that's a quote but I can't recall from who... or is it "whom"?).

5. High (or low) levels of charisma, charm, and a following are not necessarily equivalent to character, integrity and/or trustworthiness. Some have more, some have less.

A list of five is probably enough for a good start. And now for 2013.

These are the lessons I am beginning the year on (they are theological in nature so if you don't want to hear any of that, consider yourself warned):

1. If I am to be an effective leader, I must spend time with God and cultivate a personal relationship with Him outside of view or knowledge of others.

2. There is something about the story of the Valley of the Dry Bones in Ezekiel 37 that God has for me to grab hold of. I heard it at least four times last year, and tonight.

Well, I actually wrote a post on time. Not too shabby.