New Years Resolutions

Listening to: Jack Johnson "Flake"
Where I be sittin: in bed

Weather: snowing... it sucks

New Year’s Resolutions... We all make that list every year of the things we want to accomplish for the year, there are always the ones that are repeats from the year before or years that we considered as failed. The list always includes improvements we need to make in our lives, whether it be improving are health, money, relationships, or interests.

It is almost depressing if you think about it. We sit down at the beginning of a new year and consider revamping for the New Year by making at list of last year’s failures or things we suck at. It seems we never sit down at the end of the year and consider where we were at the beginning of the year and compare. We all accomplished something... a relationship improved with someone that was needed. You may have not been able to save money but maybe you made it through the year paying bills without stealing from Peter to Paul. Was there something you learned or experienced? A lesson that you will never forget or will forever change your thinking on that’s for the good? Even took up reading to your kids more just because they picked up the interest and asked you to? Made it to work every day or almost?

I found my 2011 New Year’s Resolutions List and it was quite disappointing to see that I did not satisfy a single goal on there. I than began writing my 2012 New Year’s Goals, slightly depressing me even more that I was repeating some of last year’s, but was kind of stoked to make them more successful this year by planning each one out and making those plans more realistic. However, I couldn't get over the fact that I failed yet again for another year. Then I had this epiphany, its seems that I finally took some time to breathe, remember who I was and my positive juices started flowing... I wasn’t as a big of a failure I as I was considering (I know so dramatic, I am a girl, we girls do that) made a list of all the things I did accomplish. The relationships that I obtained that I needed; new relationships and old ones that have grown. The lessons I learned that I may forever spend the rest of my life thinking differently. Money issues are definitely better than last year. I remembered an interest I enjoyed once and have someone that stimulates that interest and assists in bring it out and making it grow over the last few months. This has all happened without my knowledge, without being on a list that I had to make happen.

Now, I don't think we should not make New Year’s Goals, cuz the crazy perfectionist in me can't help but make that list. However, maybe before we write out the new goals for the year, we need to spend some time really considering what was accomplished in our lives for the past year. Write it out, read it, see how much of the paper it fills before we really consider filling a new paper with new goals. Goals are good to have they keep us on track with life and help motivate us, but let's not forget the changes that have changed for the good, these are the successes we had. These are the real goals that we probably had in the first place but thought they were illogical to have as goals.

What were your accomplishments last year?

I don't know if there is much sense in my ramblings... do what you will with it. :)