Have you noticed that we have a very unique opportunity coming up for developing self-discipline?

The month of February is just 3 days away.  And what's really cool about this year's February is that it starts on a Monday (beginning of the month coinciding with the beginning of the week).  Furthermore, because it's February -- with the month consisting of exactly four weeks (as opposed to the more typical four-weeks-and-some-change that we find in other months) -- the month is basically broken down into four full work-weeks, stretching from Monday to Sunday.

And if this wasn't cool enough, there's the added psychological bonus of February being a short month.  Still a decent length of time.  But not a "whole" month.  Just a tidy little, neatly-packaged four week period... Perfect for a trial period.

As I've been remarking on this phenomenon with other people over the past couple of weeks, it seems like there really is something to the psychological advantages of trying some new form of self-discipline for the month of February 2010.  Maybe you want to try some sort of dieting strategy... Or exercising... Or developing a habit for daily Bible reading... Or prayer... Or financial management... Or whatever!  To me, it seems like something worthwhile for all of us to consider.  Is there some  kind of self-discipline that you want to develop?  I personally am considering a plan for re-strengthening some old, dormant "memorization muscle" committing a certain number of Proverbs to memory, verbatim, each week during the month of February (in tandem with my Proverbs 365 reading campaign).  But what about you?  Are you going to use the month of February in any kind of strategic way?  You've still got a couple of days to think about it...