{"id":65,"date":"2009-01-20T09:37:01","date_gmt":"2009-01-20T14:37:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sherlonya.net\/blog\/?p=65"},"modified":"2010-03-20T16:53:29","modified_gmt":"2010-03-20T21:53:29","slug":"65","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sherlonya.net\/blog\/2009\/01\/65\/","title":{"rendered":"Thinking, changing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here I am on inauguration day thinking about everything but. It feels like I&#8217;ve decided not to go to a big party.<\/p>\n<p>I woke up last night several times with a racing mind. I&#8217;ve been thinking a lot recently about how you&#8217;re always laying the foundation for something, whether you know it or not. In the past, I have been much more aware of that, and as a result, more purposeful, driven in my decisions. I am trying to get back to that point.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s funny how working toward a specific goal forces you to buckle down. This past year, being out of grad school, has perhaps been my most unfocused year in a long time. For this reason, I am glad to have committed to a few goals.<\/p>\n<p>I have decided to be forgiving with myself when it comes to fulfilling my goals. After all, if these things were easy to me, I wouldn&#8217;t have to set goals about them. Today, I am proud to have done a few things that are concrete steps in the direction I&#8217;m headed.<\/p>\n<p>However, I am a bit fearful that I am sounding like a book in the 158.1s.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here I am on inauguration day thinking about everything but. It feels like I&#8217;ve decided not to go to a big party. I woke up last night several times with a racing mind. I&#8217;ve been thinking a lot recently about how you&#8217;re always laying the foundation for something, whether you know it or not. 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