Thursday, January 2, 2014

New Year's Resolution

It's January 2, 2014.  Another year gone, a new one here.  What do I want to accomplish this year?  How do I want to live this year?  Who am I going to become this year?  All good and valid questions that anyone should ask of themselves prior to setting goals.  I think the biggest question should be - why am I putting these out there when I don't know who I want to be or why?
Where should I go this year?  This year, I'm after the intangibles.  Happiness.  Friendship.  Love.  Great things that we all can and should focus on but how do you measure one.  My happy is not your happy; friends are often not "in it" for the same reason(s); love is tricky, it's messy, but it's oh so tingly.

Based on those three, in no particular order, my resolutions.  Some are positive and feel good; others not so much but no less realistic.  Feel free to steal or share.  But make sure when stolen or shared, the focus remains on the three - happiness; friendship; love.

1 - I'm going to blog more often.  I like my thoughts.  And you should too.
2 - Blogs needn't be a revelation but could be mundane works.  I had paneer masala for dinner.  Thank you India for introducing me.
3 - I will honor my friends in their lives and their adventures.
4 - I've had friends be not supportive in a variety of situations; I wish you no ill but I haven't forgotten.  And chances are, you never knew to begin with.
5 - If number 4 spoke to you and you actually did know, I bow my head and shrug my shoulders.
6 - I never want to be the person of number 5.
7 - Do something for someone else.  Daily.  Simple hello.  Provide a laugh or a shoulder.  These small and quiet things say more about an individual than larger actions.
8 - Do something big.  Because there's always someone someplace that needs help with _______.
9 - I won't be afraid to love again.  Anyone new is not "X."  And X is not anyone else.  While I will always carry a piece of him with me, I'm living my own life now.  Scary as it may be.
10 - Laugh daily.
11 - Hug often.
12 - Believe in self.
13 - Make my own luck.

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