Nov 30 2008
Reflections at the Beginning of the New Year
One thing I like to do is to reflect on the privious year and see how far (or not) I have progressed in my goals for the year. This year, I have definitely not progressed nowhere near the point where I want to be.
Just like previous years, I have started out like gangbusters on my Prayer and Spiritual life and all of the sudden, I hit a brick wall (usually during the Lenten/Easter Season) and it takes me months to get back, if at all. Maybe it was because I started out too fast and burned out. I do not know.
Another thing was that I have not followed up on my goal of getting a Spiritual Director. Yes, I talked to a priest, but it did not go beyond that point.
One thing I did do is starting to go more often to the Extraordinary Form of the Mass but, even then, it was not for the right reason. I went because it was the most convenient time at my parish and because my Saturdays have been very busy and I could not take a couple of hours out to go to Mass. Saying that, I am glad I have started to the EF Mass and have continued to do so even though my Saturdays have been less hectic.
Another item that I did accomplished was to become an Associate Member of the Confraternity of the Holy Guardian Angels and started on my way to become an Active Member.
Lastly. Although it was not part of my goals for the year, I did get invested in the Brown Scapular.
For this year, I have set the following:
- Increase and maintain my prayer life
- Get and regularly meet with a Spiritual Director
- Continue on the path to become an Active Member of the Confraternity of the Holy Guardian Angels.
- Start looking into getting an advanced degree in Theology/Philosophy
