Here we are, the first day of 2018. It seems almost surreal to be saying that. Ah, well, here it is and forward we go! Needless to say, last year was pretty tumultuous, so I won't spell anything out about it. You were there. You know what all is going on.
So, as with most people, I have made a few resolutions. And, like most people, I make the same ones every year and do almost nothing about it. I think that this year I am going to treat them differently and look at them in a different perspective....not as resolutions so much as goals. I have definite goals I want to achieve this year, so we shall see how I do.
I have the standard goals of exercising more (or at all in my case), quitting smoking (2 days down so far...withdrawal's a bitch), attending church more regularly (once my work schedule changes, that will improve)...yada yada. These are all achievable goals, but standard and there are more I can add to the list.
What I really want this year is to be the person I was raised to be. Sometimes I believe that I might be biting off more than I can chew with that one LOL I come from pretty good stock and it is time I grow up and act like it. Not that there is anything particularly wrong with me now, it is just that the examples that were set before me I have not even come close to reaching them.
There are certainly times I know I am following the examples set by Mom, Dad and Grandmother. When I sit down to write a letter. When I spend time setting the table. When I stop myself from impulse buying because I really can't afford it. Things like this may seem trivial to some, but they are all a part of who I was brought up to be. I cherish that and it is high time that I stop ignoring it. My heritage needs to be a part of my daily existence...physically, mentally, emotionally.
Anything is achievable if I put my mind to it. The problem is many times my mind gets in the way. I can do this though.
Happy New Year!
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