Well, clearly my new year's resolution was not blogging more frequently. Or if it was, I've failed miserably already. Actually, I haven't made any resolutions yet. I mean, were they due on January 1st? Who were we supposed to turn them in to? I didn't see it on the syllabus. I hope they weren't worth too many points.
The New Year is worth celebrating as a milestone of our trip around the sun. It's a time to look back on the year behind us and think about what we would want to do differently. I would have to say on the whole 2012 was just okay. A lot of good things happened, a lot of good people came into my life, and a few really awful things happened. No one close to me died, my family and friends are healthy and safe, we've had a lot to be thankful for in the past year.
When I think about what I want to change for this year I am reminded of the Serenity prayer. "Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference". I'm going to make 2013 the year I have courage to change the things I can. I will get a job, I will meet my fitness goals, I will think kind thoughts about people (and maybe tone down the road rage), I will smile more and I will do my best to do my duty to God and my country... oh wait, nope, that's the Boy Scout Oath.
The most important thing to remember though, is that yes - New Years is the time to make your resolutions about how you want the upcoming year to be, but just keep in mind that every single day is the first day of the rest of your life. Every single day you have the power to change your outcomes (unless you believe in determinism, but we can go over that another time).
1 comment:
What a very well thought out blog post! I'm proud of you, to try and accept the Serenity prayer is a tremendous daily struggle for me! I wish you well with it!
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