Spartan Times Vol 3 - The USARAK Home Page - U.S. Army

Chaplain’s CornerPage 10A new year is here! 2010 isnow history. 2011 is now ourpresent reality and, for the nextseveral months, our future.I never paid too much attentionto the changing of years. I thinkI’ve only ever watched the balldrop in Times Square once ortwice in my life. Most years, Iwas snugly tucked away andprobably snoring when the clockstruck midnight on January 1.What I’ve learned from mywife, though, is that the new yearis a great time for reflection onthe previous 365 days that havegone by. How did I spend mytime? Did I accomplish goals anddreams I had set out for last year?Did I fail at something and needimprovement in some areas of mylife? Did I actually followthrough and accomplish my newyear’s resolution?Along with reflection on ourpast year, we can look to our yearahead with the dreams and planswe’d like to see through. January1 and December 31 providerather simple parameters forplanning purposes.It’s rather popular to call thisplanning ―making new year’sresolutions.‖ Even the governmentgets involved in this one.USA.Gov listed some of themost popular resolutions a fewweeks back. It’s list includedissues such as getting out ofdebt, eating better, getting fit/losing weight, spending moretime with family, volunteering,etc.Now, whether you call yourplanning for this year a resolutionor not is not the issue. Howyou follow through with it is.Franklin Covey (of daily plannerfame) notes that 1/3 of resolutionsare broken by the end ofJanuary...less than 31 days ofsticking to a commitment, andthat about 80% of all resolutionsare broken by year’s end.So how can we be effectivein remaining true to the planswe make? My best suggestionis don’t do it alone. Havesomeone to work with you atmaking your plan (s) become areality. If it’s a personal goalthat no one can ―help‖ with,use that partner to hold youaccountable.One of the things that newyear’s resolutions/plans revealsto us is that we aren’tvery good at effecting changeon our own power. Seekstrength from God to give youthe ―stick-to-it-iveness‖ youneed to make dreams cometrue. Spend some time inprayer each day to receive thewisdom and guidance fromabove that we all need. Actually,come to think of it, thatsounds like a pretty good resolutionitself.ChaplainCPT (CH) HovanChaplain’s AssistantSGT DanielsOffice Telephone:907 - 384 - 1388Chapel OneChapel Two7137 Fighter Dr 9431 Luke AveJBER-Elmendorf JBER-Elmendorf(Next to the Kashim Club) (Across street from Chapel Center)Chapel Center Soldiers’ Chapel10427 Kuter Ave JBER-RichardsonJBER-Elmendorf (Across from Army HQ Bldg)(Across parking lot from Post Office)Hours of OperationChapel Center, 0730-1630 Mon-FriSoldiers’ Chapel, 0900 – 1700 Mon-FriFamily Life Center (JBER-Richardson, Bldg 658) 384-LIFE (5433)0900-1700 Mon-FriJBER-Richardson Catholic Priest 384-2124 For emergency assistance after hours, call the JBER Command Post, 552-3000]JBER-Elmendorf Catholic Priest 552-4422 Army Command Center: 384-6666