Happy New Year, we're now officially done with the holidays. Truth be told - not that I was going to lie about it mind you, I'm not much of a New Year's person. Most of my adult life I've worked on New Year's Eve and by the time Christmas is over with, enough things have marked another year's passing. In my line of work I hear loads of people talking about their New Years resolutions. I can't think of a time when I've ever made them myself - at least not when everyone else does. I suppose that's just as well when I think about how most resolutions start out with the best intentions and then end up being tossed aside.
In a way, New Years resolutions remind me a little bit of smoker logic - saying things like, "now is not the time for me to quit"..."I'll quit when the holidays are over with"..."let's quit together" - anything that basically tells anyone who is listening that something so obviously in one's best interest can be put off like taking out the trash on a rainy night. What's the harm in waiting.
It's also a bit like Valentine's Day logic - do something nice, romantic and thoughtful on this day, you must do it on this day because everyone else is doing it and whatever it is you're going to do is going to be more expensive. Christmas? Same thing really - find the perfect gift, the not-so perfect gift - now is the season, time is running out. Isn't the message behind Christmas Peace on Earth, goodwill to men?
Shouldn't we keep that in mind all year long? How could a message like that mean anything less at any other time of the year?
Shouldn't I make decisions about things that would be better for me on any day of the year that I come to such a realization? And do I have to pick the day where being romantic is mandatory to do that? What about all these days in between the actual days that we're either expected or supposed to do things?
I guess what I'm saying, and in my usual rambling & long-winded way, is that things that are good for us in meaningful ways should exist and be appreciated every day. Shouldn't we treat others the way we want to be treated ourselves every day as opposed to just focusing on that during any given season? Don't get me wrong, Christmas is a wonderful time of the year, but the message of goodwill, giving, compassion and quality family time is something that should never go out of season.
Likewise, my resolve to do more things that are good for me should happen any time I give thought to just how that might be - and these days there is a lot of that going on. I'm about to undergo monumental changes in the coming weeks and I know that some will be less obvious than others. Some of this change has come about from things I don't like and I have to accept it for what it is. Am I being vague here? Sure, but to offer up more explanation when I'm simply tired of even thinking about something isn't going to change things and make something different than the way I should look at it now. So I shift my focus to what is ahead and dial the attention in on what is favorable about the direction I'm about to head in.
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