I set out to check four things off of my bucket list this year. One proved too arduous for now, and petered out in March. I finished the other three. One was seeing every film on AFI’s “100 Years, 100 Movies” list, except the R-rated ones. Finally finished in July. More on this next week. Another [...]
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2011: My Year In Self-Improvement
Posted in Living well, tagged discipleship, family, goals, home teaching, marriage, ministering, relationships, resolutions, romance, self improvement on December 30, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Victorian Satire Teaches Us How To Live Well
Posted in Language and Literature, Living well, tagged Edwin Abbott, Flatland, inspiration, satire, self improvement on August 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
To be self-contented is to be vile and ignorant, [but] to aspire is better than to be blindly and impotently happy. –Edwin A. Abbott, Flatland
“One Thing Thou Lackest…”
Posted in Living well, Religion, tagged community, discipleship, kindness, relationships, self improvement on January 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Jesus Christ was a people person. I am not a people person. But I want to be more like Jesus. Therefore, I should be more of a people person. Sounds simple enough on paper…
(Don’t) Be Yourself
Posted in Politics and Society, tagged Benjamin Franklin, cultural criticism, personal responsibility, Pinocchio, Roosevelt, self improvement, The Odyssey, The Simpsons, Thomas Jefferson on November 3, 2010 | 1 Comment »
In an episode of The Simpsons, Lisa tries to warn Homer about becoming obsessed with revenge on an animal, citing Moby Dick as an illustration of such a foolish course of action. “Oh, Lisa,” Homer breezily corrects her. “The point of Moby Dick was ‘be yourself.’” The joke is based on Homer’s character–a lazy, entitled idiot [...]
Where Are You At In the Endowment?
Posted in Religion, tagged Atonement, discipleship, endowment, Jesus Christ, LDS Church, self improvement, temple on October 11, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Even in the fairly brief hour and a half in typically takes, the LDS temple endowment frequently, both explicitly and implicitly, directs participants to identify themselves with–even to integrate themselves into–the narrative of the ceremony. As the endowment takes the form of a chronological story–a fully realized dramatization of the plan of salvation–I’ve often tried to benefit [...]
Summer Self Improvement Report (Or, Where’s Huston Been?)
Posted in Arts, Education, Language and Literature, Living well, Religion, tagged A Lost Lady, All About Eve, Analects, Aristophanes, book reviews, Clark Gable, Confucius, Federalist Papers, High Noon, It Happened One Night, John Wayne, movie reviews, self improvement, Shakespeare, Stagecoach, The Best Years of Our Lives, The Frogs, The Tempest, Willa Cather, yoga on September 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
So, in case nobody noticed, blogging was a wee bit light this summer. Actually, chances are that nobody did notice, as the light blogging has dropped my daily hit count down to some of its lowest levels ever. There’s a chance that nobody will ever read this! So, what gives? Well, my summer was eaten [...]
Spring Self-Improvement Report
Posted in Living well, tagged art, books, crossword puzzles, drawing, goals, How To Think Like Leonardo da Vinci, Living well, movies, self improvement, temple on May 25, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Last year, I started breaking down my list of lifetime goals into smaller steps and making those my resolutions. Instead of just starting at New Year’s, though, I split the calendar up into the three major divisions that my life as a father and teacher naturally fall into: a Spring semester, summer, and a Fall [...]
Man Scout Project Update
Posted in Living well, tagged animals, Man Scout Project, self improvement on February 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
“Hey Huston,” you say. “Whatever happened to that project where you were gonna do all the Boy Scout stuff? Gave up, huh?” No, but I have neglected it. As I haven’t mentioned it for three months, I can’t blame you for thinking I’d quit. I still have half of the second class items to do, [...]
Answering Alma’s Questions
Posted in Religion, tagged Alma, Book of Mormon, discipleship, goals, scripture study, self improvement on January 1, 2010 | 6 Comments »
For a long time I’ve wanted to go through the 50 questions that Alma put forth in Alma chapter 5 in order to spur people back into spiritual activity, and answer them based on where I’m at in life. I feel like I’m active and serious in my faith, but I know that I have [...]
MSP: Second Class Requirements 3, 6c
Posted in Living well, tagged first aid, flag ceremony, goals, Man Scout Project, Second Class, self improvement on October 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
3. Participate in a flag ceremony for your school, religious institution, chartered organization, community, or troop activity. I started our weekly family home evening this week with one of the younger kids helping me unfold the flag, which we then all saluted as I led us in the Pledge of Allegiance. Another little kid helped [...]
MSP: Second Class Requirements 7 a,b,c
Posted in Living well, tagged Boy Scouts, Living well, Man Scout Project, Second Class, self improvement, swimming on October 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Second Class Reqiurement 7: Tell what precautions must be taken for a safe swim. Demonstrate your ability to jump feet first into water over your head in depth, level off and swim 25 feet on the surface, stop, turn sharply, resume swimming, then return to your starting place. Demonstrate water rescue methods by reaching with [...]
MSP: Requirements 4a, 6, 11, 12b, & 13-14 = Tenderfoot Done!
Posted in Living well, tagged family, first aid, Man Scout Project, oleander, patriotism, Pledge of Allegiance, rope, self improvement, Tenderfoot on September 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I ended up doing exactly what I planned NOT to do: I waited until the last week of my scheduled time to finish the requirements for this rank. I could have done it earlier, and I had wanted to add the extra time to my next rank, but life got the better of me. 6. [...]
MSP: Tenderfoot Requirements 8, 10b, and 12a
Posted in Living well, tagged Heimlich maneuver, Man Scout Project, patrol flag, physical fitness, self improvement, Tenderfoot on September 14, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Yes, I have been working on my project, but I’ve been very busy with school starting. Here’s what progress I’ve made recently: 8. Know your patrol name, give the patrol yell, and describe your patrol flag. Since my patrol is my family, I figured our patrol name would be “The Huston Family.” Silly me. When [...]
New (School) Year’s Resolutions
Posted in Education, tagged academic achievement, effective teaching, goals, self improvement, teaching on August 23, 2009 | 4 Comments »
On this eve of yet another glorious year of teaching, I want to set three goals for myself to improve my work. After reflecting on what my strengths and weaknesses are, and what I want to achieve, I’ve settled on these basics: 1. More time for independent readings in class. Each quarter will start with [...]
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