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Here, lays my goals for 2018:  Complete 10 Hmong Lessons  Read 5 books Travel to 5 states  Get my passport  Squat 30 lbs comfortably  Paint 5 paintings  Write 1 song  Read 5 Bible books  Plan lessons & post it  Cook at least 12 times  Be more minimal ( Buy/spend less and give/sell away more )  Simple Christmas gifts ( 2017 I went way too all out, and spent way too much ) This year I decided to keep SMART in mind. I've learned about this over and over in school, and I noticed my goals last year were just way too broad that I didn't know how to measure if I had achieved it or not. So this year I decided to really make all my goals Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time limited (not really much a time limit except by the end of 2018).  I't's February, hopefully everyone is still on track with there goals! ( I know I'm already starting to lack )

The  Life - Changing Magic of Tidying Up   by Marie Kondo was an amazing book, and also a quick read. It really inspires you to strive to tidy up your space in order to tidy up your life. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who is looking for a change in their life! I have outlined the things that I took away from this book, and want to remember in order to incorporate it in my own life.  "Let your space bring you happiness! Reset your life with a new lifestyle."  This book has inspired me to make it one of my new year resolutions to tidy up, and in return hopefully find some guidance in my life. The book explains that you need to have a specified goal; I want to live minimalistic and know where all my things are placed in my space. With this goal, you also have to change your lifestyle. I need to stop going to the store to relieve stress lol.  And why do I want to tidy up my life? I want to relax and be healthy. Why would I want to relax a...

The Alchemist was quite a read. It keeps you engaged throughout the entire book, and the meaning behind every part is so great. Here's a glimpse of The Alchemist: "It's a book that says the same thing almost all the other books in the world say...It describes people's inability to choose their own Personal Legends And it ends up saying that everyone believes the world's greatest lie." "The world's greatest lie...It's this: that at a certain point in our lives, we lose control of what's happening to us, and our lives become controlled by fate. That's the world's greatest lie." - page 18 "There is one great truth on this planet: whoever you are, or whatever it is that you do, when you really want something, it's because that desire originated in the soul of the universe. It's your mission on earth." - page 22 "The Soul of the World is nourished by people's happiness. And also by unhappiness, envy,...