2009, let’s think positive shall we?
Posted on January 7, 2009 in Endless Navel-Gazing by DM
Do New Year’s Resolutions tick you off? I mean really, what’s there to like about a weepy, nagging list of impossible must-do’s that force you to focus on your absolute worst qualities?
“Lose weight.”
“Stop (bad habit)-ing.”
“Stick to a budget.”
Blecch. Sounds like a lot of pointless self-loathing to me, so I refuse to participate. Instead, I’ve compiled a list of things I really like to do do – and therefore, will be doing more of in 2009, just because they make me happy:
Writing – blogging, novelling, etc.
Singing – specifically, perfecting my “signature set” in karaoke.
Riding – my motorcycle. Far too little of this in the year just past.
Appreciating – my home and family, especially marveling at the person that is my daughter.
Most importantly, though, in 2009 I’ll be looking for ways to pay forward just a fraction of the kindnesses shown to my family and I in 2008. A little Kevin Spacey, a little “My Name is Earl,” perhaps, but it sounds like a wonderful year.
What could possibly go wrong?
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