Last year, I predicted 2003 would be one of great change for me. It was and I suppose in many ways it wasn’t. I really didn’t expect to live in Angleton this long. Not for a full year, it was only supposed to be a temporary place to get on my feet. I thought I’d just be returning from a great adventure. I am not returning but I have had a great adventure without ever leaving. I’m still here. I am still continually adjusting and readjusting who I am to meet the present circumstance and I still have boundless hope for the coming year.
Many people this year seem to be shucking off resolutions, why bother making promises to yourself you won’t keep. However, I find the New Year resolve to be optimistic and inspiring. I feel the strongest this time of year to implement changes that will guide me through the coming year. While all Fall, I mope and think negative thoughts. I know that January holds prospects that fuel my fire to be a better person.
Here are some things I’d like to tackle in 2004:
- Get out of bed every morning by 7 am. This is especially important while I don’t have a job. Keeps me from sinking into a pathetic state of lethargy.
- Write everyday, specifically morning pages. Julia Cameron’s The Artist Way is a great spiritual guide to creativity.
- Write and submit 5 pieces of fiction for publication (somewhere, anywhere).
- Spend a little time every month doing something charitable.
- Drink in moderation. I want to go all year without one single hangover.
- Keep running at least 3 times a week and maybe add in some yoga.
- Eat healthier. I hardly ever touch fruits and vegetables. I think it would be good to add those to my diet.
- Send more birthday cards and write more snail mail letters.
- Eliminated drama, I want to find peace and contentedness within myself and stop creating my own misery.
Stay safe, don’t drink and drive, and may you be surrounded with love, light and wonder this New Year’s Eve.
