Did I complete 2024's goals?

Somewhat. 

Here is the link to this year's goals.

I put off the first goal most of the year. Thankfully I had mentioned it to Ms. Ashley, and she gave me the option to take RCIA classes in Belize City or talk to Fr. Tony to take them in Benque. I chose to talk to Fr. Tony and do it in Benque. He said I could take the classes with Ms. Anselma. So, for a number of weeks we have been meeting to read this book:

Finding my vocation was not as easy. I talked to a volunteer here in Benque, an aspirant for the priesthood, and he told me about volunteering in the Caribbean. He saw the need for fathers, but he saw the need for priests was more. Also, from watching Pints with Aquinas I heard that your vocation is found when you feel your truest self. This year Father Tony gave me a book on prayer to read and following its guide and praying daily and going to daily Mass for a time I felt like my truest self. I felt more fulfilled than when I was in a relationship. That relationship ended late this year and during that time I was following the prayer guide and helped me take the breakup well. This is the book if you would like to read it:

I didn't read a lot this year. The few books I did were nice. There was a story on the Eucharist by Fr. Mike Schmidt in a book I got from the adoration room at Divine Mercy. I read it on the Morning show. I cried when I read it, and it made the people I was hosting with cry also, here is the link. I'm also almost done with Pray or Die written by Fr. Antonio Anderson. Reading that alongside the Hallow app I am starting to pray the Rosary. On the same Hallow app I started the Catechism in a Year podcast with Fr. Mike Schmidt in early December. 

Also, this was not a goal, but I had spoken to Fr. Beau about it. There was a time I could not sleep. I did not know why. I wasn't tired but I wanted to rest but couldn't. I mentioned to him, and he said it could be about girls. I told him he was right. I was in a relationship for around three years give or take. I had based our relationship from the start on the wrong things. We met when I was at my lowest spiritually. I look back and know that I was agnostic. Time passed and I came back from Mexico, having my conversion. I knew I needed to change but it was taking time, and I had a lot on my plate that I ended up neglecting her. There is a song by Vicente Fernandez that has a line that says "yo no te puedo querer limpiamente" “I can't love you cleanly”. It made sense to me that I couldn't. My view of dating was very selfish. I prayed for weeks to have the courage to break up with her, but I couldn't. Eventually she messaged me and broke up with me and asked to remain friends. Surprisingly I took it well. I still get sad for not loving her as she should have been. I keep her still in my prayers. Please keep me in yours as well as the new year approaches.