In the run-up to Christmas I left things where they landed and my house looks like the loading dock at the thrift store. So now we’re in the twilight zone between closing one door and opening the next. Still, I can’t put off until spring the overdue clean up. Otherwise the trash truck might start with the barrel at the curb and not know where to stop collecting. I should start with the garage as I want to park inside this winter and today’s weather may be damp but it’s well above freezing. That feels like a prompt to make a resolution.
New Year resolutions; I try not to do that. I don’t want to give up when I fall short and don’t want the failure to loom over me for the rest of the year. Making resolutions for a new day might give me some wiggle-room. I touting the same axiom so much I have taken some ownership with it: “Failure is a necessary step on the learning curve and If you never fail then you haven’t done much.” There are several ways to hedge against the weight of failure. I can lower my expectations or set a deadline. Tomorrow is a new day and a new beginning if I think of it that way. Buddha told us; “Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot at least we learned a little, and if we didn't learn a little, at least we didn't get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn't die; so, let us all be thankful. There is no path to happiness. Happiness is the path.” I like the idea that happiness is the chosen path (or the journey) rather than a destination.
I’ve been making New Day resolutions for a long time. If it doesn’t bear fruit here is no sting of defeat, just let it go and move on. Maybe it comes with age but then I’ve never been a perfectionist. Excellence can be overrated. Sometimes excellence might not be good enough; at least we didn’t die. So be thankful. My trash barrel is half full and they pick up tomorrow. My resolution for today is to make it full with wanna-be treasures that have outlived their purpose and move them to the curb before bedtime rolls around. Have a Happy New Day.
New Year resolutions; I try not to do that. I don’t want to give up when I fall short and don’t want the failure to loom over me for the rest of the year. Making resolutions for a new day might give me some wiggle-room. I touting the same axiom so much I have taken some ownership with it: “Failure is a necessary step on the learning curve and If you never fail then you haven’t done much.” There are several ways to hedge against the weight of failure. I can lower my expectations or set a deadline. Tomorrow is a new day and a new beginning if I think of it that way. Buddha told us; “Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot at least we learned a little, and if we didn't learn a little, at least we didn't get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn't die; so, let us all be thankful. There is no path to happiness. Happiness is the path.” I like the idea that happiness is the chosen path (or the journey) rather than a destination.
I’ve been making New Day resolutions for a long time. If it doesn’t bear fruit here is no sting of defeat, just let it go and move on. Maybe it comes with age but then I’ve never been a perfectionist. Excellence can be overrated. Sometimes excellence might not be good enough; at least we didn’t die. So be thankful. My trash barrel is half full and they pick up tomorrow. My resolution for today is to make it full with wanna-be treasures that have outlived their purpose and move them to the curb before bedtime rolls around. Have a Happy New Day.
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