Kicking off 2012 Early
As the end of the year approaches, and we prepare to bravely enter into a new year, we make promises to ourselves that we call resolutions. Some resolutions are big, others are small. As I sit here with a whole new year ahead of me I have to ask myself what my promises will be. I have an odd personal tradition of beginning my New Year’s resolution before Christmas, since all resolutions I’ve made and waited to kickoff until New Year’s Day have never stuck.
After much deliberation, I have decided on two things.
1) Read more
I’ve decided reading for pleasure has taken too much of a back seat in my life. I’ve started reading Sherlock Holmes stories again. I also recently reread a Charlotte Perkins Gilman story titled The Yellow Wallpaper, a fabulous short story that provides commentary about mental health treatments of its time. If you read it with the expectation that it’s going to be funny, you’ll have a blast. I’ve started reading another Charlotte Perkins Gilman work titled Herland. I don’t know what to expect this time, but I’m excited to see what will happen.
2) Recommit to exercise
My exercise schedule has suffered over the last few months. Since graduation I’ve started a new job, got married and went on my honeymoon. I went from going to the gym every day for two hours to once and twice a week, if that. So from now on, I’m going to make it to the gym five days a week even if it’s only for 30 minutes. I think the mistake people make about exercising is that they let little failures get in their way. Before you know it, you haven’t exercised in weeks because you didn’t feel you had time to devote an hour a day to your health. My mother always says, “How do you conquer a mountain? A little at a time.”
I think behind Thanksgiving, New Year’s is my favorite holiday. Not because of the fun parties and awesome things I get to do New Year’s Eve (I usually don’t do much), but because we are encouraged to objectively look at our lives and see where we can stand to improve. I love the thought of new beginnings and clean slates. It makes me smile. How do you want to start anew this year?
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Good things for ya – reading and going for exercise will keep both your mind and body healthy. Remeber! “Health is Wealth” – I guess you believe in that too.
On my personal front – I am having difficult time to make any kind of resolution as 2012 will be a year of revelation for me.
So long, I’ve managed to maintain my full-time job as a Politics teacher and part-time webmaster. But recently I was invited to join into active politics and that too with the opposition. The next election is just 13 months away – and I’ll have to maintain a balance in my profession, my hobby (webmastering) and new found passion (politics)!
May God help me.