Goals

Well, I failed in my attempt to make it to mass this weekend. I had the best intentions, but I got distracted by my desire to see some family that was in town. So today I read (what I hope were) the scripture readings for Sunday. The gospel reading was one of my favorites- it is John 8:1-11, and I don't know that because I am some phenomenal Bible scholar, but rather because it is sitting open in my other tab (thank you, tabbed browsing!). It's about the lady that the people want to stone to death, and Jesus tells them that one among them without sin should cast the first stone. I just think it's an awesome reminder to us to be aware of our own shortcomings. But it gets even better, because Jesus then tells the lady to go on, just don't sin anymore. Wow, if only it were that easy!
This got me thinking about goals. One huge life goal could be to just not sin. I mean, that doesn't even require active participation in anything- it's all passive. It's like the Hippocratic Oath's "first do no harm" bit. Why is it so hard, then? I guess because humans are naturally self-serving, and to avoid that is a challenge. But how am I going to go out and achieve all of my other life goals if I can't even master the "simple" stuff? I want to have a good career, be a great wife, maybe even be a mother one day. I want to be a good person, be charitable, exercise, learn, and grow. How can I do all these things? I'm open to suggestions.
Incidentally, I had a great time with my family. ♥
Oh, and I also got to see the Motorola Devour in action at Best Buy. It was awesome, but my technophile hubby expressed some misgivings with the software, so he's got me wondering if a Droid would be a better way to go. The Devour is so much more visually and tangibly appealing, though. Anyhow some new phones come out next month, so he is urging me to wait, and that is fine by me. Maybe time will reveal some more info that will inform my decision. I didn't want to spend all that money on a data plan anyhow. :p