Apparently this is a tradition at LAMLand. I'll post the questions here for your perusal. I might fill them in eventually.
1. What did you do in 2007 that you'd never done before? For the first and probably the last time, we went to the holiday lighting on the Riverwalk in San Antonio, TX. It was friggin' cold standing out there with the crowd as we wait for the boats to parade by.
2. Did you keep your New Year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year? I can't remember whether I even made any resolutions. I don't plan to make resolutions for 2008.
3. Lose anyone this year? I suppose I did. I attended two funerals.
4. Where did you go that you haven't been before? Denver, Colorado
5. What date from 2007 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? none. nada. can't think of any dates. can't think of any event that may be seared into memory.
6. What was your biggest achievement of the year? surviving the year
7. What was your biggest failure? I can't seem to consistently get to work by 8am.
8. Hardest decision I made: to "get up and go" each morning
9. Best decision I made: to "get up and go" each morning
10. Compared to this time last year, how did you think the year went? About the same, I suppose, except that this year I can take vacation time during the holidays. Last year I had just started on the job.
11. What do you wish you'd done more of? reading, bicycling
12. What do you wish you'd done less of? being so irritable
13. Did you fall in love in 2007? goodness, no
14. What was your favourite TV program? none
15. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year? no
16. Mistake I won't make again next year: attend a Dominican event and not seek out my Dominican Liason to at least say "hello"
17. Personal change I am proudest of: Uh, I am not aware of any change. There's still plenty of room for improvement!
18. Who did you miss? hmm...not anyone, I don't think. There may have been moments where I miss some of the Sisters I've met and my pastor. Oh, yeah, I did miss my dog at times.
19. Who was the best new person you met?
20. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2007:
21. Most difficult situation I resolved:
22. Strangest moment of the year:
23. Insight of the year: Silly of me to even consider "disappearing" until such time as I am ready to enter the Dominican community. If I am to discern at all, I need to discern WITH the community and not away from them. That was made very clear to me in a dream (just an ordinary dream) I had.
24. Top News Stories That Caught My Eye This Year: Daniel DiNardo = Cardinal! You da man, Dan. I love you and I look forward to your leadership.
25. New Year's Resolutions for 2008: same as always: don't make promises I can't keep (that includes not making resolutions)
2007 Yr in Review
Monday, December 31, 2007
Posted by seeking_something at 4:42 PM
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Thanks for playing along, Seeking! Happy 2008 to you!
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23. Insight of the year: Silly of me to even consider "disappearing" until such time as I am ready to enter the Dominican community.
I must echo that thought.
Especially considering the entire concept of "disappearing" INTO community.
I have never been more VISIBLE and PUBLIC than when I am with my friends and sisters doing something of value. If anything, my association with the Erie Benedictines has made me forget the "need" or "desire" to be invisible. I KNOW I started out thinking it was possible and even important. NOW I know it is not even reasonable. Disappearing and community are like an oxymoron to me.
Thanks for the comment. My original motivation for disappearing is that I didn't want them to "waste" time and resources on me until my entrance comes closer to happening. I was thinking along the lines of "Go away. Come back when you're ready." Indeed, once in, invisibility would not be appropriate.
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