My twenty-first year

My 21st birthday was on May 31st. A good friend of mine once told me that, instead of evaluating your life and making goals for yourself on New Year's, you should take your birthday as a time to do that because it's more special to you. So here goes nothing....

My goals are to:
Be proactive, not reactive. Basically take a more active role in my own life and do the things I talk about doing. 


Spend less time on the internet. (Ironic that I'm posting this on a blog.)


Be more reliable. Recently, I realized how flakey I can be, whether it's not returning a text message or canceling on someone at the last minute. I do not want to be known as that person.


Become a better listener. On the same note as reliability, I want people to know I value what they say by truly paying attention to them. 


Explore and embrace my flaws that form my insecurities. 


Continue to search for God in everything. I'm also flakey in my faith. My spiritual journey has been much more of a spiritual roller-coaster with its highs and lows. I hope to find a more consistent faith in my 21st year.


That's all I can think of for now. Even though I've only been 21 for 11 days, I hope the rest of the year I will find myself asking, "what would 21 year-old Kat do differently from 20 year-old Kat?" Wish me luck this next year!