First quarter reflections

When I was in university, life was measured in four month cycles called terms. The year was divided into three terms. Two of these were regular school terms. The third term was the summer term for regular students, or a work term for coop students.

Although I have long ago left the school world and joined the working world, I still perceive life in cycles, but now the cycles are called quarters instead of terms, and there are four cycles per year instead of three. The end of March represents the end of the first quarter of 2005, and so it serves as a good time to reflect on how I've spent this year so far, and serves as a good time to decide on any course corrections in going forward.

In reflection, I see that I have spent the first quarter attaining a major relationship milestone - getting engaged; I've focused my extracurricular time and energy on various creative endeavours - music, creative writing, and video production. I've also remained faithful to my fitness commitment - I am pleased to be able to say that I have done the stairs every day at work since I started my current assignment at the end of February.These are endeavours I think of as important but not urgent.

Going forward into the next quarter-year, I have some financial goals that require my focus. I need to complete and file my 2004 income tax return - that's coming under the category of important and urgent. I still need to complete my will, and get the new lease out to my tenant. I also see that my relationship with my parents is in need of some work.

The journey continues - stay tuned for Act 2.