Of Resolutions and Year Ends.
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2007 is coming to an end. Is it me, or did the year fly by? It seems like yesterday that it was New Year's day. A day tinged with a little bit of sorrow and regret for things gone by - people no longer with us, things and opportunities lost, broken relationships, decisions we made knowing we should not have, people we have disappointed and betrayed and those who have betrayed and disappointed us. Regret for all that should have been and was not.
But the first day of the New Year is also full of hope of things to come and the conviction that this will be THE year for us, that most of our desires and wishes and dreams will come true; that in the course of the year, we shall be that person we have resolved to be - smarter, slimmer, more savvy, more confident; a stronger and better person. And we stand tall, certain that it will be the year that we FINALLY stick to our resolutions. Yep! That's January 1st!
Now it is December and the year is almost done. For most people, December is the "taking stock" month, where we look back at what we PLANNED to do and achieve and measure that against what we HAVE achieved. For some, the "HAVE ACHIEVED" tilts the scale; for others, the "PLANNED TO DO" tilts the balance and for the rest, it's even.
I tend to not have resolutions anymore - I find that I have forgotten them by the middle of January. Heaven only knows how many years I have "resolutioned" to lose some weight, be a nicer person, be understanding and accepting of the fact that everyone is different and that people, contrary to my expectations, do NOT and will NOT treat me with the same care and affection and courtesy that I do them!
December is also a month people look forward to - the festive season. Unfortunately, December is always an anxious month for me. I spend the time worrying about accidents, news of death of people in accidents, robberies and the general safety of the lives of my loved ones, friends and even enemies (not sure I have any of those, thank God!) That's pretty depressing and quite silly, I know, but it is the way things are for me.
Do I take stock in December? Nope! Do I make resolutions? Not anymore. So what do I do come January 1? I heave a sigh of relief, glad that the old year is done, December was not the month of death I feared it would be and that I have a whole year, God willing, to enjoy the life God has given me!
Come on people, Google me! I google myself. I am always chuffed to see my name out there. Makes me feel sorta famous!
2007 is coming to an end. Is it me, or did the year fly by? It seems like yesterday that it was New Year's day. A day tinged with a little bit of sorrow and regret for things gone by - people no longer with us, things and opportunities lost, broken relationships, decisions we made knowing we should not have, people we have disappointed and betrayed and those who have betrayed and disappointed us. Regret for all that should have been and was not.
But the first day of the New Year is also full of hope of things to come and the conviction that this will be THE year for us, that most of our desires and wishes and dreams will come true; that in the course of the year, we shall be that person we have resolved to be - smarter, slimmer, more savvy, more confident; a stronger and better person. And we stand tall, certain that it will be the year that we FINALLY stick to our resolutions. Yep! That's January 1st!
Now it is December and the year is almost done. For most people, December is the "taking stock" month, where we look back at what we PLANNED to do and achieve and measure that against what we HAVE achieved. For some, the "HAVE ACHIEVED" tilts the scale; for others, the "PLANNED TO DO" tilts the balance and for the rest, it's even.
I tend to not have resolutions anymore - I find that I have forgotten them by the middle of January. Heaven only knows how many years I have "resolutioned" to lose some weight, be a nicer person, be understanding and accepting of the fact that everyone is different and that people, contrary to my expectations, do NOT and will NOT treat me with the same care and affection and courtesy that I do them!
December is also a month people look forward to - the festive season. Unfortunately, December is always an anxious month for me. I spend the time worrying about accidents, news of death of people in accidents, robberies and the general safety of the lives of my loved ones, friends and even enemies (not sure I have any of those, thank God!) That's pretty depressing and quite silly, I know, but it is the way things are for me.
Do I take stock in December? Nope! Do I make resolutions? Not anymore. So what do I do come January 1? I heave a sigh of relief, glad that the old year is done, December was not the month of death I feared it would be and that I have a whole year, God willing, to enjoy the life God has given me!
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