{"id":1850,"date":"2011-03-08T21:53:24","date_gmt":"2011-03-09T05:53:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thisrestlesspilgrim.wordpress.com\/?p=1850"},"modified":"2011-03-08T21:53:24","modified_gmt":"2011-03-09T05:53:24","slug":"16-checkup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/2011\/03\/08\/16-checkup\/","title":{"rendered":"16% Checkup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/resolutions.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1151\" title=\"resolutions\" src=\"http:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/resolutions.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"336\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/resolutions.jpg 336w, https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/resolutions-242x300.jpg 242w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px\" \/><\/a>&#8230;and so another month is torn off the calendar and we have now entered March. Time for a New Year&#8217;s Resolution check up!<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color:#ff6600;\">1. Spend 30 minutes every day in Scripture:<\/span><\/strong> I&#8217;ve not done as well with this as I did in January. I&#8217;ve spent a good bit of time in the Word, but it really hasn&#8217;t been devotional reading. Summary: <em>&#8220;Could try harder!&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><\/em><strong><span style=\"color:#ff0000;\">2. More dancing:<\/span><\/strong> Hmm&#8230;really failed at this one in February. I had great plans but they were consistently scuppered by forces outside of my control. I really have to get on top of it this month&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color:#008000;\">3. No more rushing:<\/span><\/strong> Still doing well with this one. I&#8217;ve been pretty good at keeping my timetable balanced and reasonable.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color:#008000;\">4. No chocolate:<\/span><\/strong> Still haven&#8217;t touched a single piece. It&#8217;s getting hard though. A couple of times I&#8217;ve been at a caf\u00e9 and I&#8217;ve very nearly bought myself a <em><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pain_au_chocolat\" target=\"_blank\">pain au chocolat<\/a><\/em> without thinking. I can really sympathize with the Vicar of Dibley on this one:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"860\" height=\"484\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j-wwbO4LUMY?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color:#ff6600;\">5. Get into the best shape of my life:<\/span><\/strong> Not bad, but could still do better. I&#8217;ve got into the habit\u00a0at work of doing push-ups and pull-ups each time I go downstairs to go to the bathroom or to get a drink. My diet has remained pretty modest. I still haven&#8217;t got back into the regular way of exercising though&#8230; :-\/<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color:#008000;\">6. At least five minutes of guitar practice every day:<\/span><\/strong> Still going great. I&#8217;ll probably start playing at the LifeTeen Mass soon.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color:#008000;\">7. Keep proper track of finances:<\/span><\/strong> Much better. I now have a &#8220;finance guy&#8221; who is badgering me to get things sorted. Things should be probably settled after I get back from England.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color:#008000;\">8. Get back to England for a couple of weeks:<\/span><\/strong> All flights are booked and the majority of people are now organised.<\/p>\n<p>It has been a busy month. I&#8217;ve also taught teenagers to Foxtrot, started learning New Testament Greek, requested a Social Security Number, passed my Californian Driving Test and finished a Bible study on the Epistle of St. James. All in all, not bad&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8230;and so another month is torn off the calendar and we have now entered March. Time for a New Year&#8217;s Resolution check up! 1. Spend 30 minutes every day in Scripture: I&#8217;ve not done as well with this as I did in January. 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