I've been neglecting my blog like I have been neglecting responsibility (I'm on vacation) and running (I have no good excuse, I just haven't done it). I don't mean to be neglecting, but there's just been so much real life going on that posting on a blog that doesn't really garner much attention hasn't been priority.
With the new year approaching, I am noticing so many people claiming to make resolutions for 2012. I wonder how many of these resolutions will actually be completed? If you've ever accomplished a resolution, I'd love to hear about it. I'm just not that big on resolutions, because I think that while a calendar year is a convenient time to restart a hobby or try something new, usually people give up and revert back to their old ways before January is even over.
A friend of mine decided that instead of making resolutions, she is going to make suggestions. Awesome. (You should read it, because it's actually funny and relevant all at once.)
Maybe, instead of making resolutions for just one year, we should make those bucket lists (and actually I hate that term so I will just say a things-to-do-in-this-life list) and try to cross things off them. Then it's not a one-year-only goal, it's an all-time goal and we should be thinking big and trying to accomplish great things all the time, not just in January.
So if I want to go to France (and lots of Europe, actually), and I want to play my flute again, and I want to learn new languages (plural), and I want to be a better knitter, and I want to run that marathon, and I want to expand my horizons... I shouldn't wait til December 31 or January 1 to decide.
The new year might make you think about things because another year has gone by and you haven't accomplished things you wanted to accomplish, but January 1 won't change that. You getting the motivation and desire and passion to pursue those things will make them happen.
From this day forward, go for it. And not just because it's December 30.
Thursday, December 29, 2011
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I usually make goals in the fall for work and in January for life, if I write them down with the first step to reaching each goal, I have a better chance of accomplishing the goal. I tend to forget verbalized goals. Resoloutions for me are more a wish list of impossibles. I don't make them. My goal for 2012' is to be with friends and family. I will start now writing it down here. Come visit me in Florida . :).
ReplyDeleteI also hate the term "bucket list" and instead use "In My Lifetime, I Will...". Anyway, I have a list of 51 things on this list, and each year I choose three to four of them to complete. These go on my goal list for the year. I usually cross off 80% of it (I'm known for expecting too much of myself and setting unrealistic goals). One of my friends has a cool New Years tradition with her group of friends. They all throw two "resolutions" into a hat and take turns drawing them out. Whatever you draw, you have to complete through out the year and take pictures doing it to report back with. These include: Trying a new hairstyle, trying sushi, visit Cedar Point, etc... Seems like lots of fun!
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