Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Happy New Year!

2012 has come and gone, and a new year has started. Many people like to take inventory as one year ends and a new begins, and find it a good time to make resolutions, or promises to themselves to do something better in the new year. Get in shape, lose weight, read more, write more, get a better job (or in the current economy get A job), get married, stop smoking, and a million other things.

Almost everyone has something they wish to change, learn, or do better at, and a new year often feels like a new beginning. It brings hope, and makes us feel like maybe this year, we can do it. I think you can do it too. Pick something right now, and resolve to get it done. Then do one small thing today to take a step towards getting it done. Make that phone call, buy the light Miracle Whip instead of the regular kind, take the stairs today. It doesn't have to be big, but a small success will help get you started on that path.

I'd like to write more, especially for this blog. I've been writing, I have a couple of other blogs, a wiki, and a novel I'm working on. I'd like to figure out how to see more movies, which most likely means I need a new job. I'd like to find a few more contributors as well, so we can branch out a little.

I'd like to add one thing to your list of resolutions for the new year. Don't worry, it shouldn't be to hard to pull off. Resolve to relax a little more. Read a book, take in a movie, spend time with the family, go camping, whatever that thing is that helps you let go and wind down. Do that just a little more often. I think you'll be glad you did.

I know that a lot of New Year's Resolutions are personal, but if any of you feel like sharing anything, please leave a comment, I'd love to hear from you.

TF


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