Every year we make "resolutions", those funny little lists of all the things we swear we'll change: weight loss, quite smoking, quit swearing, make more money, spend less, give more deeply to charities, spend more time with family, spend less time with friends, go back to school, get a degree, find new love, win the lottery, eat better...the list goes on. If you're like me, by the end of January those resolutions are already forgotten and you're walking the planet still in stunned and numb mode.
While resolutions are, in their intentions, worthy, it seems that all that is really needed at the beginning of any new year is the solemn oath that we'll just do and be better than the year before. It seems like something this simple would be a much easier goal to reach and then exceed than 100 pounds in 3 months, especially when you stop to realize that that list will inevitably cause you angst, frustration, guilt, and any number of negative emotions just trying to keep them all.
Don't get me wrong...if you are a smoker, you NEED to quit smoking not only for your health but for those around you. If you're overweight, you NEED to shed those extra pounds not only for your own health but for those around you who benefit from having you around. We all need to make more money and spend less....be smart with and about money. If you want a degree in skate board mechanics then by all means go and get yourself one......my point is that we shouldn't stress about "things" we need or want in the new year. We can't afford to start the new year stressed and overwhelmed about the list we just made! If we aspire to be a better person than we were last year, do better for us and others then we did last year we are certain to achieve great things. Quite frankly, at least for me, some of those items on the resolution list are nearly impossible to keep and often unrealistic....based on the idea that we are lacking in some way. Yes, I need to shed pounds. I need new knees. But guess what? At the end of the day I am happy with who I am; all my fat, all my rolls, all my cellulite, all my flaws----everything. I am not lacking in anything because I already have so much! I am blessed with some really awesome parents, some really cool brothers, some amazing friends, two terrific sons, a roof over my head and food in my belly.
This year my own list is simple:
Keep on keeping on
My wish for you my faithful readers both new and old, is that you find your peace, know love, see only the good, do your best, be your best, find your purpose and live a great life. I am so blessed to have shared 2013 with you and I can't wait to see what 2014 brings us all. Until then------
Carry On~
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