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New Year's Day 2017
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New Year's Day 2017 Appropriately enough I've started the new year out with a mistake. I originally typed "New Year's Day 2016" I'm sure that won't be the last time I make that mistake. The start of a new year is a time for reflection and, for some people, resolutions. I've never been a big fan of making New Year's resolutions. They never seem to last. Of course, that's human nature, those sorts of self promises fail more often than succeed. My own experience holds true, although I don't, or haven't made a New Year's resolution in a very long time, if ever. (Although in keeping with my snarky attitude, if anyone asks me what New Year's resolutions I made I tell them I made a resolution to not make a resolution,) Many years ago, back when I was married, I decided to clean and organize the walk in closet in our bedroom. My wife wasn't happy about it. She wanted a festive New Year's Eve. I, for some reason, wanted to get organized. I've noticed that urge strikes me this time of year, (and at other times of year when my "organization" falls apart due to lack of discipline) and did so again this year. So far, I've been able to resist the temptation, at least for the most part, I did do a bit of straightening and organizing, but not on the level that I should. I thought about why the urge to organize hits me this time of year, the only thing I can come up with is that with the holiday rush basic maintenance gets ignored and things tend to fall apart. With the end of the holiday's there is the need to get back to a sense of normalcy and to do so requires putting life back in line. That's what I tell myself. There's no need to capitulate to the crowd and make resolutions I won't keep. But I have told myself there are some things I want to try to accomplish this year. I need to find a way to refocus my energy on my diet and exercise program. I have been able to maintain my program for most of the last year and a half and have gained back ten pounds of the 70 that I lost last year. My goal is to peel that weight off again. We'll see how that goes. At some point in time last year I read a book by Ray Bradbury on writing. He mentioned that writing one short story a week would assuredly result in one good story, that no one could write 52 bad stories. Last year I decided to try out his theory, of course, I failed. This year, I am going to try it again. At least I think I am. That's my goal. And, as a part of my writing endeavors I need to read more. At least that's what all the writer's seem to say, and I can see their point. Reading does help with writing, so I've decided to read more this year. The hard part, or one of the hard parts, is finding the time to spend and the books to read that will hold my attention. I just finished "The Things They Carried" a book written by a soldier in Viet Nam. Parts of it were a hard read, boys in war and the things they see and do isn't a comfortable topic, at least not when you are at an age where those things are no longer words on a page as entertainment, but the reality of life. So, just so you understand, the plans I've outlined above aren't resolutions, they are plans. I don't make resolutions. |
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Thank you for sharing your thoughts. Happy new years
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Happy 2017, P!  ***********If you have a yen to get" Up-a-Tree," Then it's just a hop-and-a-skip to get down with Meeee !
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