New Beginning

So, um…. hi.

Yes, I’m still in Guatemala, although you’d never know it by the screaming absence of recent journal entries.

I have been a bit busy lately. I’ve given a current events analysis to a visiting delegation, created a kick-butt power point presentation for a coworker’s workshop on security issues for United Nations volunteers, translated a meeting for a Canadian labor activist conducting interviews with local labor leaders, edited two cds of photographs for popular movement organizations, and assisted a local congressman with research for a book project on the origins of Guatemala’s civil war.

Oh, yeah… and then there’s work!

Add in: cleaning house, washing laundry, paying bills (which in Guatemala means standing in long lines), food shopping, studying, reading, and drinking cappuccinos… well, the time does fly by. And the poor abandoned homepage gathers virtual dust.

Today’s quote got me thinking, though:

“Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.” Jim Ryun

Since my motivation has always been there, I realize what I’ve been lacking is the habit. So I’ve decided to make a bold (and admittedly terrifying) proposal: I will try to write a journal entry every single day.

(Those of you who were drinking coffee, or such, while reading the previous line might want to take this opportunity to wipe off the computer screen that you no doubt just sprayed. I’ll wait.)

I can’t promise quality, but I’ll try for quantity… after all, it’s the American way! So, I’ll “see” you tomorrow, and the day after, and the day after…