10 Minutes

I'm sure this isn't the most unique first post anyone's ever had.  A lot of people probably start blogs as a new year's resolution.  Hopefully, I will not be one of those that fall apart by January 5th.  I have several friends that keep quite interesting blogs and it has inspired me to give it a shot.  I've started many resolutions in the past years that were broken by the first week and have had some I've stuck to this day.  For example, I am still drinking caffiene, although it has definitely less than the 6 pack of soda a day I use to drink.  I'm still struggling to go to the gym three times a week.  I did however manage to play the wii at least three times a week.  So that's a start.  And no, I'm not counting watching netflix on the wii.  Just the get up and move games.  I have successfully for the last several years kept the resolution to watch all of the best film oscar nominations each year.  And that includes all TEN of the movies on last years list.  My most proud resolution that I have stuck with since New Years 2003 is that I spend at least 10 minutes each day meditating on my life and spending time with God in my thoughts.  I may not be the best Catholic I can be, but those 10 minutes have been the best thing I've ever done for myself.  Those 10 minutes help make life altering decisions and come to terms with who I am and who I want to become.  In 10 minute increments during early 2004 I decided it was the right thing to do, to leave college early, leave all my friends in texas who I loved dearly, and move to arkansas of all places.  Probably the best decision I've ever made.  I can't even imagine who I'd be right now if I hadn't decided to do that.  In the winter of 2008, during my 10 minutes a recurring discussion kept popping up.  I kept feeling a pull toward joining a local community theatre.  One night I decided to do a search for a group I'd once helped and discovered they were doing a play called Nunsense which I wasn't familiar with and thought, nah, doesn't really interest me.  But during my 10 minutes something kept pulling on me and finally emailed the link on the website and offered my help.  Next thing I know I'm on stage in a nun's habit surrounded by props that I, and I alone procurred or created, listening to these great and hilarious women sing and joke around, and watching this brilliant pianist do his thing.  I fell in love with the group right then and there.  Now I'm their treasurer and have been on stage along with them.  They are all so dear to me.  If it wasn't for those 10 minutes I doubt I'd have gone through the trouble of finding them.  Lately I've been spending a lot of my 10 minutes thinking about my future.  A part of me would like to go out and find something different to do, job wise, but during those 10 minutes all I get in response is, wait... be patient... don't make any rash decisions.  I have no idea what's in store for me, but somehow I know that I won't be led in the wrong direction.  It may take me a while to get to my "future", but it will be done in the manner in which it was meant to be done.   Well, this year, my resolution is to start this blog and spend ten minutes expressing myself and whatever way I feel necessary.  At time's it may just be what I thought of the movie I just saw or the book I am reading, but other times it may be an extension of those 10 minutes with God.  Hopefully someone out there will find me interesting.  If they don't that's okay too.