The Obligatory New Year's Post
I’ve never been too good at keeping New Year’s resolutions – who is? They’ve worked for me exactly twice. First in 1997; I resolved to lose 10 lbs. by the end of the month. Now, that may seem like a lofty goal, but then again, I was pregnant with Red at the time and she was due on the 14th. Even coming late on the 22nd, I was still within the deadline. The next resolution I kept, was in 1998. I left Red and the Clone’s father on January 1 of that year, and it was quite probably the smartest move I ever made. (Now if I can just get around to that whole “legal divorce” thing…)
So this year, I’m trying a different kind of resolution, one that I think I can handle. It goes against everything I’ve been taught in my multiple classes dealing with human service organizations, strategic planning, outcome measures, even research and statistics. In there, goals are supposed to be SMART – specific, measurable, action-oriented, reasonable, and timely. These goals aren’t really SMART. They’re vague, esoteric, reachable, comfortable. But who knows what the hell VERC means? Anywho… my goals for 2006:
1) Commit to positive change
2) Pay more attention to the world around me, and to who might need something from me, or who might have something to offer in my quest for growth
3) Learn when to give and when (and how) to receive graciously
4) Give thanks every day
5) When something bad happens, allow myself to feel upset, process the negative emotions – and then let them go
6) When I catch myself doing something self-destructive, stop
7) When I think about the things I wish I could/would/did do, stop stalling and start doing
Sounds simple in some ways, much more difficult in others. But 2005 was a very, very difficult year, for me, for a lot of the people I know – heck, it was a difficult year for the whole planet! And I just can’t help but think that 2006 will be better. Just as much of a shake-up, I think, but a good shake-up.
Blessings to you and yours in 2006!
So this year, I’m trying a different kind of resolution, one that I think I can handle. It goes against everything I’ve been taught in my multiple classes dealing with human service organizations, strategic planning, outcome measures, even research and statistics. In there, goals are supposed to be SMART – specific, measurable, action-oriented, reasonable, and timely. These goals aren’t really SMART. They’re vague, esoteric, reachable, comfortable. But who knows what the hell VERC means? Anywho… my goals for 2006:
1) Commit to positive change
2) Pay more attention to the world around me, and to who might need something from me, or who might have something to offer in my quest for growth
3) Learn when to give and when (and how) to receive graciously
4) Give thanks every day
5) When something bad happens, allow myself to feel upset, process the negative emotions – and then let them go
6) When I catch myself doing something self-destructive, stop
7) When I think about the things I wish I could/would/did do, stop stalling and start doing
Sounds simple in some ways, much more difficult in others. But 2005 was a very, very difficult year, for me, for a lot of the people I know – heck, it was a difficult year for the whole planet! And I just can’t help but think that 2006 will be better. Just as much of a shake-up, I think, but a good shake-up.
Blessings to you and yours in 2006!
posted by SaraSmile | 10:49 AM
2 Comments:
Amen! Sara, Amen! Now if 2006 would just improve over 2005!
BTW...thanks for your comment on my blog...I was starting to think I was the only one ticked off by the whole situation! ~jane_pa2005
LOL I'm sure even the two of us aren't the only ones... I suspect everyone else is either still trying to get the bad taste out of their mouths, or still kinda in shock, or has just gotten to the roll-eyes-and-ignore stage!
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