Well, I have seen a lot of ‘resolutions’ come over my feeds, usually stuff like I’m going to lose weight, I’m going to eat healthier, I’m going to read 3 books a month, etc, etc. I generally don’t pay much attention to resolutions since most people tend not to keep them. Instead, I’m looking at the New Year as just another fresh start, which really each and every day is anyway (the irony is right after I typed that, I took down the 2012 calendar at work and took out an inspirational one I had received in the mail and the January quote is “The sun is new everyday” [Heraclitus]). I’m not going to be one of those people that says oh well 2012 sucked, so 2013 HAS to be better. That is just not the case. When I look at the year in review, was it the best? No, but it wasn’t the worst and it certainly wasn’t 2012’s fault, it was mine.
I am not going to make a resolution in the traditional sense. I’m not going to ‘resolve’ to do anything because that is a promise I don’t know if I can keep. I AM going to say that I want to make many changes this year. The biggest change is I want to purge. I want to purge stuff because I have WAAAAAYYYYYYYYY too much of it. I want to purge people. 2012 DID teach me a thing or two, one of those things being I might do unto others, but that doesn’t mean they will bother to do unto me. The other being that there aren’t as many people out there that I can count as I used to think there were. I want to purge negative attitudes and ideas (of my own) and find a better place of positivity and spirituality. I want myself and my children to walk with our heads held high and smiles on our faces. I want there to be lots of laughter and affection. I think with an attitude readjustment, the other typical resolutions will follow – I will eat better, I’ll feel better, I’ll lose weight. Maybe, maybe not (health condition kind of makes the weight loss a little harder), but mentally I’ll be better. And I want my friends and family to know that I love you all. You all mean the world to me and always will, but I will not spend the year begging for your attention. I spent much of 2012 doing that and that really didn’t work out for me, so just know that I love you and you know where to find me.
"An optimist stays up until midnight to see the new year in. A pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves." ~Bill Vaughan
I want this year to be a happy one and the only way to do that is to start making the changes within myself.
Happy New Year all!
An optimist stays up until midnight to see the new year in. A pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves. ~Bill Vaughan
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