Old Year to New - Reviews to "To-Do"
When the year rolls over, we like to see it as a fresh start. It is a milestone of sorts. After all, we are entering a "new year". There is the traditional New Year's celebration (often consisting of over-partying and over-drinking), followed by the New Year's Resolutions (often broken even as they're being made).
For me, the New year brought new work projects, new challenges - and an ever-growing awareness that no matter how much I've learned and accomplished in the previous year, there is always something more to learn, be it in my spiritual, personal, or professional life.
As a friend from my writer's group adamantly stated this week "I don't make New Year's Resolutions, because those are made to be broken. I have New Year's goals." She has a point. I'm leery of the idea of New Year's Resolutions because they so often fall through. However - I quite like the idea of the freshness and promise that a new year presents, and I found myself - with my typical list-love - laying out goal after goal for myself that I felt were a.) worthy of a year-long commitment and b.) not so overly ambitious that I would give them up a few days in.
The list sits on my work desk and it gets longer and longer. Its based on the experiences of the increasing number of years that now lie behind me, as well as on the vast horizon of the future - the canvas of a new year waiting to be filled. Here is a sampling of the things that made the list:
1.) Teach myself Javascript.
2.) Finish putting together a personalized design for this blog.
3.) Write more blog posts about my literary adventures (both writing and reading).
4.) Spend more time on crafts.
5.) Finish playing Fable1!
6.) Exercise more - not just for the exercise, but for the FUN of being more active!
What are your New Year's goals?
For me, the New year brought new work projects, new challenges - and an ever-growing awareness that no matter how much I've learned and accomplished in the previous year, there is always something more to learn, be it in my spiritual, personal, or professional life.
As a friend from my writer's group adamantly stated this week "I don't make New Year's Resolutions, because those are made to be broken. I have New Year's goals." She has a point. I'm leery of the idea of New Year's Resolutions because they so often fall through. However - I quite like the idea of the freshness and promise that a new year presents, and I found myself - with my typical list-love - laying out goal after goal for myself that I felt were a.) worthy of a year-long commitment and b.) not so overly ambitious that I would give them up a few days in.
The list sits on my work desk and it gets longer and longer. Its based on the experiences of the increasing number of years that now lie behind me, as well as on the vast horizon of the future - the canvas of a new year waiting to be filled. Here is a sampling of the things that made the list:
1.) Teach myself Javascript.
2.) Finish putting together a personalized design for this blog.
3.) Write more blog posts about my literary adventures (both writing and reading).
4.) Spend more time on crafts.
5.) Finish playing Fable1!
6.) Exercise more - not just for the exercise, but for the FUN of being more active!
What are your New Year's goals?
I haven't made a list yet. I am not sure why. Haven't thought about it. I guess I should make one, and the first one on my list was a fun one.
ReplyDelete1. Take pictures each day and blog about them.
I've only missed one day, but I did cover it the next. I am rather liking that goal.
More to come in my own personal blog
I like your goal!
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