This past Tuesdays column. I hope it makes you happy. MAKE CAN-DO RESOLUTIONS FOR 2015 Did you make a resolution this year? Have you broken it yet? What is it they say about that infamous road? Yep, it’s paved with good intentions; and what is a New Year’s Resolution if not another good intention? I’ve made and broken so many resolutions; it got where I kept a calendar and marked the date when it was first broken. Then I started marking the time… dates became irrelevant after a while. By the way, keeping resolutions real didn’t help, until I realized there’s real, and there’s real. Now, by Jove, I do believe I’ve finally figured it out. I don’t know what reverse mortgages are (has to be a catch somewhere), but I know what a reverse resolution is and this year my resolution is a resolution in reverse. I resolved to stop making resolutions. This way, if I forget that I made this resolution and make one after all (and what with my shrinking brain, I might), I’ll still be ahead. You see, after years of making and breaking resolutions, wondering why I can’t make at least one resolution and keep it, I was beginning to lose respect for myself; feeling like a failure. Losing self-respect you ask? Yes, seriously. You want to lose respect for yourself just make a resolution every year and then break it every year. I knew that there had to be a resolution solution. That’s when my Aha-moment kicked in. Sometimes a negative can be rotated into a positive, and that’s what I’m doing. Why didn’t I think of this many years ago? I reckon I’m either a slow learner or a glutton for punishment. My resolution solution is to resolve what I won’t do rather than what I will do, since I won’t do it anyway. Are you following me? Every year we make resolutions, than feel bad when we break them. I’ve even made bets with myself about how long I could keep my resolution. You know, like write down a date, and then check to see how close I come to the date. I’m not a gambler, so there’s nothing but my pride involved. You remember the old George Jones song: Here comes pride up the backstretch? Well, like pride, I never win the prize. I always miss the date, usually by weeks. Because making resolutions is useless I realized I needed to come at this a different way. Well, my solution’s simple. In a manner of speaking, I’m still making a resolution but I’m resolving not to make resolutions anymore. Call it a left-handed resolution, but it is what it is. I’m not advocating everybody stop unless after making them you break them and that makes you feel bad. If you just have to make them, try making can-do resolutions such as resolving to print some of the pictures stuck in your phone and hanging them on the wall. How about paying yourself for the stuff you do. Maybe put a dollar in a jar for each task; you’ll be happy how quickly it adds up. Instead of shooting the scale; learn to like yourself. But most of all, just keep being awesome, because, who says you have to change? However, if you must, try a new hairdo, a new shade of lipstick or you guys, stick the highly polished loafers under the bed and buy some simple sandals. Resolve to stop and smell the roses. We often make resolutions about changing, trying to be better, and while there’s usually room for improvement, keep it real. The bottom line is to like you, your own self. When you do that, your new year will automatically be awesome. And would you look at the photos? I am not just above the fold, I am above the masthead on the front page... reminding folks to read all about it inside. I love you guys at the newspaper! Happy New Year everyone.
Posted on: Thu, 08 Jan 2015 15:12:53 +0000
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