What Was Great about O-eight (1)

I'm back again with a new semester of English class and those annoying numbers next to my post titles. It's good to be pounding the keyboard again, and letting my thoughts flow out onto the screen in front of me.

2009 has arrived, and with it, a host of New Year's "resolutions". Most of these vows end in failure after a few weeks, or some never get put into action. Instead of listing some ambitious plans for the year to come, I have been assigned to come up with 10 accomplishments from 2008. Sounds good, since often the best achievements aren't the result of some brave January 1st decision. So here are some of the success I experienced last year:

1. Became a Senior at W.A.
2. Learned to ride a horse (thanks Corey)
3. Got approval from Uncle Sam to start flying lessons (no relation as of yet)
4. Got in my 240 hours of work in the summertime so I could go to W.A. this school year
5. Finished my correspondence American History course before the deadline
   
6. Was published in Insight Magazine
7. Read Great Controversy
   
8. Learned how to land a plane (now I'm learning how to fly one!)
9. Overnighted on 9103 ft Castle Peak
10. Passed Ms Jenkins' Government/Economics class (whew!)

I didn't set out on January 1 2008 to do all these things ; they just happened as the opportunities arose. So here's my little piece of wisdom: Be thankful for past successes, don't plan your future failures, and take advantage of the opportunities that you already have.