My New Year's Resolutions

I know it is a tad early for them but if I do not do this now, I will surely forget to do so. There are a couple of things that I am wishing to do either better than in 2007 or for the first time. I will explain them in detail, like usual.

• Tap into my spiritual side. I felt that there were tremendous stride towards committing myself to a more spiritual self. There were many times that I faltered but I continued to push through. I hope that in 2008, I will be more connected than ever to my spiritual side and I hope that this will merge into my everyday life. This includes leaving daily time for the Bible, silent thought, prayer, going to church more, going to Crusade meetings in my house, venturing to Fellowship of Christian Athletes, going to one of my friend's Bible study, and promoting the Word more consistently. I want to listen to my music and really feel what the meaning of those spoken words are and tell people about that message. I want to make a honest connection with my spiritual side and become genuine with that side.
  

• Learn more about my weaknesses and improve on my strengths academically. This semester was rough on me. I never lost focus but sometimes, I felt that the courses I chose were the right combination. I wanted to have fun with the courses I chose, instead I felt constantly bogged and tired. I made mistakes in areas that never occurred before and struggled in areas that I could I improved on spring semester freshmen year. I have a lot of work to do. At the end of this semester, I clearly saw my weaknesses and had to improve on them. I see the weaknesses and for next semester, I have a vision for myself to improve. This is strategy for me. I am determined not to go back to the way I was. I can use the models of the work I destroyed as a do not do for next semester. I need to go to the writing center and see if anyone can provide a strategy for my writing style, which is alright but is often convoluted with unnecessary junk. Since all of my classes are strictly essay writing next semester, I think the writing can be monitored more closely. I also need to find people who are willing to help me proofread my papers. I need people who are honest and who can proofread particularly accomplished in history papers (e.g. HIST 493- senior history majors, you know who you are). I know that 2008 will be the year that I can change my habits that my History professors keep calling me out for all the while giving me constructive criticism. 2008 will be better than 2007 in terms of the quality of writing I can put out. I only have two history courses after the spring of 2008 and I want to be absolutely ready.
  

• Treat my body like a temple. Recently, I have put pigging out on fast food and treating myself to Delaware's restaurants. I do not go back to the fraternity house during lunch or dinner much so whenever I was hungry, I either had to ask one of my friends to get me food or I would use the money I earned working at Student Involvement to treat myself. As a result, I have packed on about twenty pounds; I weighed about 120 pounds when I arrived for Orientation and now I am close to 140 pounds. I do not mind the weight gain but I rather do it in a healthier manner. I know a lot of people who are suffering from diabetes because of all of the junk they put in their bodies. The things I put in my body have me concerned. Remember in my last post when I mentioned the Jack LaLanne power juicer. I am heavily considering bringing it. I want to have more healthy and not become another victim of high cholesterol and high blood pressure. I need the change in my life. I need to go to Kroger as soon as I arrive and get as much fruit and vegetables as possible in my hands and avoid red meats for a while. No fast foods, just a nice pomegranate or watermelon in my hands. This is a key resolution for me as many people have pointed out how bad my eating habits are, even though many of those people were joking somewhat- remember where I live, I have a lot of athlete around me. I think I will take their advice with the food.

• My last resolution is this: try to make time for myself. This will probably be the most difficult habit to break but I do not want to see my sanity in the process. Next semester, I am so busy. I need to make time to go to the gym more like my freshmen year where I need the wellness center outside of Stuyvesant Hall at least once every two weeks. My body was fit. Now, my body is losing that tightness and is becoming more flabby. Personally, I want that tightness back! Seriously, I want to relax more and with all of the events that I am doing away from the Ohio Wesleyan campus, I will be able to rest before the big events. I am seeing a lot of motels and hotels in the future, at least four of them. Hopefully, this will help with my resolution. There will be a lot of events in each I will be participating in on campus; that is what I am hoping I can just relax from. I do not have to go to all of the events but many of them are mandatory. I have some plans to balance my time out and no, none of these plans involve playing Halo or Fifa, two games which I cannot stand under any circumstance. It is not because they are annoying games; I just see everyone play those games. Anyway, my classes give me more of an opportunity to have study and free time. I will utilize the extra time to my advantage. This past semester, I had class, class, and more class on top of work and club meetings. I was begging to leave the Ohio Wesleyan campus at the end of Finals. I needed a break from the hustle and bustle of campus life.
  

This covers my New Year's Resolution that I want to see changed for the next semester in January. I know that I am strong enough in all senses to get these accomplished for myself. I have to focus on these goals and try to have balance in my life. The time starts when January 1, 2008 appears. Trust me: I don't want to look back, just forward into my future.




Aiming for my goals,
Hasani Wheat
Class of '10