goals for 2013

On sunday 30th December the last service for the year. My Pastor shared a wonderful sermon on

Goals for 2013

As Christian we can easily give things into Gods hands, let Him take control and forget about them.  We never set goals for ourselves, when we give them to God as we wait for Him to show us. When seeking God we need to take what he shows us and then set a goal for us to reach them.

Key Areas For You 

what are the key areas for you in your life? think about them. they are things you may be naturally  good at or things you end up doing allot. Here is a list also sit down and think of 4-8 things you can add for you.

sport  exercise volunteering  computers  reading  friends

family  faith  fun  personal development  study

Smart Goals

Specific: A specific goal has a much greater chance of being accomplished than a general goal. "I want a better job" is a general goal.

Measurable: establish concrete criteria for measuring progress toward the attainment of each goal.

Attainable: You can attain almost any goal you set when you plan your steps wisely and establish a time frame that allows you to carry out those steps. 

Relevant: Your goals must be relevant to your life. Therefore remember that each goal can be refined or even deleted as your life changes.  

Timely: A goal should be grounded within a timeframe. With no timeframe to ensure you are held responsable for the successful completion of your goal.

Accountable: You should be accountable to another person or group of people to ensure you are held responsable for the successful completion of your goal.

Bucket List

What are some of the things you would like to achieve? 

Imagine if money was not an issue and there was nothing to hold you back... What are 10 things you would like to do / have / achieve / learn in life? Wright them down. hen you have

We also need to remember where these, and other, things fit into our lives the graph below shows us the areas where things can go. its called the Urgent, Important Table. Try to think where your list of 10 things goes. there is no wrong or right answer.

In this table we can see 4 places where things can fit.
1. Urgent & important (1st priority): these are the important things / goals to us. We want to or  have to do them right now.
2. Not urgent & important (2nd priority): these are critical things that have to be done but not immediately.
3. Urgent & not important (3rd priority): these things need to be done but as not important to use get left undone.
4. Not urgent & not important (4th priority): these things are so low on our list we can end up forgetting about them which is not so good.

I hope this small part of the sermon will help you to define things and give you an overview of what you want to and need to do in 2013.   

2012:- What a year.

Its the last day of 2012 here in New Zealand. Over the next few weeks I will be reflecting on what 2012 had meant to me and my new years resolutions.  I will be updating you on things as they pop up.

Here is an overview of 2012 around the world from google.




What has 2012 meant to you. Why not let us know by replying in comments box below.

A balanced life: - Focus on God

There comes a point in life where we as humans need to look at ourselves and see if we need to make any adjustments to things we are doing. there is a saying "if you keep doing what you always have, you will keep getting the same results".
I find it easy to get distracted with things. I want to do things my own way. I can easily get stubborn and be full of pride. These things come naturally to many of us living in this world.

I believe this has something to do with what what we focus on, spend allot of time doing.
So what do you spend your time doing most in your life and where is your focus.

It is easy to let things slip when our focus is not in the right place.

1. Computer usage: I need to stop spending so much time on my computer, and websites such as Facebook, youtube, etc. although computers and these websites, and even the internet itself, are not bad at all it is how I have come to use them. I can easily spend most of the day on my computer, from when I get up until I go to bed.
2. Lack of sleep: the time I end up going to bed tends to be any time from 10pm-3am as I am distracted. I am not getting enough sleep and am overtired, cranky and shitty. 
3. Neglect:  as my focus is out of balance important things dont get done, such as my housework, chores, eating habits, my garden etc don't get done, or I struggle when doing them. 
4. Generally: I have been starting to become very unstable and as my focus is to much on other things things are becoming unhealthy. 

so in life
Don't focus:

• on what you don't have 
• on what you cant do
• on what others expect you to 
• all your energy on things to the point that they become an addiction, or like one, to you. 

Focus on: 

• Things that are good for you
• getting enough sleep
• eating well
• living a balanced life
• being positive
• de-stressing yourself 

In the bible it says:

• don't worry about things (Matthew 6:25-34 click here)
• seek first the kingdom of God (Matthew 6:33 click here)
• be happy and, think on good things (Phillippians 4:4-8 click here). 
• keep all Gods commands (Proverbs 7:2 click here, John 14:21 click here)

Hope this helps you to realise, as I have, that you need to reflect on your life and check if your focus is in the right place.

Please feel free to comment below with your thoughts and ideas. on this post. 

Movie Review: The Hobbit

Today I went to see the movie The Hobbit. Just the regular version.

It was a great movie. I loved it allot. I remember my dad reading the Hobbit and Lord of the rings books to my brother and I at night before bed. fond memories.

The Hobbit was great. Despite the mixed reviews this movie captured the essence or the Hobbit. following in the footsteps of The Lord of the Rings trilogy it has some big fight scenes. The dialogue was excellent and flowed well. If you dont like watching gruesome movies with battle scenes then this is not the kind of movie for you. but if you like The Lord of the Rings (2001, 2002, 2003), Narnia, Harry Potter, Avatar(2009), Willow(1998), you should like this movie.

I highly recommend this movie for you to see. 

If you have seen this movie why not share your thoughts on it in the comments below.

The walk

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║╚╣║║╚╗ 
╚═╩═╩═╝             the walk of life. who know where it will take us
....oooO............... It may take us into danger, through trials, even into pain, it
.....(....)................ may take us into happiness, laughter, joy.
......\..(....Oooo.... Along the walk we will meet many people, see many things,
.......\_)....(....)...... do many things, experience all that life has to offer.
................)../.......
...............(_/........ What have you done with your life so far. and what will you
…........................ do with it in the future. That is for you to make the choices
....oooO............... where to place your feet, and what path you shall tred.
.....(....)................
......\..(....Oooo..... Think about your walk. ans how it will affect others. other
.......\_)....(....)...... people walk into our lives for a season on their own
................)../....... journey walking their walk.
...............(_/........
…........................ walk with passion and pride. hold your head up high and
....oooO...............  be happy with where you will go.
.....(....)................
......\..(....Oooo....
.......\_)....(....)......
................)../.......
...............(_/........
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Just an interesting rant.

I work as a support worker and have seen how the school system, here in New Zealand, works. Most times they take the funding for each child, bulk it in the class and give it to who they think needs it more. This is how the special classes can tend to run. and in some way can be a breach of basic human rights / borderline steeling.

One 14yr old With Downs Syndrome i work with, needed speech therapy, and other help. the past 2 years He got board in class, he started doing things like acting out movie scenes etc at lunch, he ended up hitting another student. Board at school he needed something to bust the boredom i guess. The school labelled him as a problem child, put him in the wrong class, and he did not do well. he started mimicking the other students behaviours, to try get attention.
His mum got so sick of this that she went to the local school, which did not have a special class, they managed to accept him, the spin off is that being around normal children his own age is great. he is more well adjusted, not so hard to work with. The school has had a big learning curve trying to get a modified curriculum in place, wasted some time and only now near the end of the year have gotten things in place.

it is hard for special classes, i guess, to manage different students. But if they looked more at individuals strengths, abilities, and needs, and did not look at a medical diagnosis. they would be able to help them better.

I am impressed when i see parents and support workers push to get your childrens needs met. its a hard thing to do. Keep it up and do your best.

To all reading this. strive to better yourself, the lives of your family and others you meet, educate them, teach them how to better their lives, empower them, help the NTs (Neurotypical, Normal people) you meet understand what its like to have asperger syndrome / autism.

Power to the People.

its been a while

wow its been a while since i have updated my blog here.  i must get back into it.  I have found a group on facebook that i share things in i should try to put some of it here on my blog i guess. wow.  ok thats all watch this space.