January 1, 2015:
It's hard to wrap my head around the fact that another year has flown by. It's apparently true that the older you get, the more quickly time seems to pass.
It turns out things just don't get done if you don't do them the minute you think of them. I have at least a dozen unfinished projects from 2014, that all seemed well with in reach when I decided to undertake them. However, time is limited, and procrastination is the enemy. In all these years, I thought I'd learned to do every project right away, so as not to forget or overlook them. I didn't..
All it takes is the passing of one day, and whatever it was that was so urgent, seems to lose importance. Then it remains untouched, becoming another brick in the wall of undone tasks. Thereby creating more obstacles to stumble over on the path to personal satisfaction.
I'm not a "New Year Resolution" maker. I see no sense in promising myself to do something I probably should have already done, but have so far failed to do. I abhor lying. Only a fool lies to himself. Any resolutions, except to attempt to continue breathing, with all of it's complications, would be lies.
Rule # 1: Never lie to yourself.
I also take pride in keeping every promise. Except the few that outside influences somehow cause to slip out of my control. Aren't New Year Resolutions merely promises made to oneself?
Rule #2: Never make a promise you can't keep.
Going into 2015, there are no major Earth shattering, universe altering stories in the news. Remember, for instance, going into 2000, with the Y2K fallacy hovering like a black cloud over the planet? This year, there isn't really any pressing threat to focus upon or worry about.
Of course, we all should be cognizant of the beauty, ugliness, danger, and safety facets of the world around us. Life is not a bowl of cherries every single day. There is bound to be good and bad in our lives. We'll have to deal with them just as we have throughout the history of mankind. Remember, nothing is "the end of the World", except the end of the World. Let's face it, if that happens there'll be nothing to worry about, because there'll be literally nothing to worry about. I suspect that as individuals, there would be nothing we could do about it anyway.
Rule # 3: Don't worry.
So, my friends, have a fantastic 2015. Celebrate the pleasures and victories, weather the storms, and enjoy each day as though the World may end tomorrow. Barring that occurrence, I'm sure most of us will still be enjoying this wonderful circus, 365 days from now.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
It's hard to wrap my head around the fact that another year has flown by. It's apparently true that the older you get, the more quickly time seems to pass.
It turns out things just don't get done if you don't do them the minute you think of them. I have at least a dozen unfinished projects from 2014, that all seemed well with in reach when I decided to undertake them. However, time is limited, and procrastination is the enemy. In all these years, I thought I'd learned to do every project right away, so as not to forget or overlook them. I didn't..
All it takes is the passing of one day, and whatever it was that was so urgent, seems to lose importance. Then it remains untouched, becoming another brick in the wall of undone tasks. Thereby creating more obstacles to stumble over on the path to personal satisfaction.
I'm not a "New Year Resolution" maker. I see no sense in promising myself to do something I probably should have already done, but have so far failed to do. I abhor lying. Only a fool lies to himself. Any resolutions, except to attempt to continue breathing, with all of it's complications, would be lies.
Rule # 1: Never lie to yourself.
I also take pride in keeping every promise. Except the few that outside influences somehow cause to slip out of my control. Aren't New Year Resolutions merely promises made to oneself?
Rule #2: Never make a promise you can't keep.
Going into 2015, there are no major Earth shattering, universe altering stories in the news. Remember, for instance, going into 2000, with the Y2K fallacy hovering like a black cloud over the planet? This year, there isn't really any pressing threat to focus upon or worry about.
Of course, we all should be cognizant of the beauty, ugliness, danger, and safety facets of the world around us. Life is not a bowl of cherries every single day. There is bound to be good and bad in our lives. We'll have to deal with them just as we have throughout the history of mankind. Remember, nothing is "the end of the World", except the end of the World. Let's face it, if that happens there'll be nothing to worry about, because there'll be literally nothing to worry about. I suspect that as individuals, there would be nothing we could do about it anyway.
Rule # 3: Don't worry.
So, my friends, have a fantastic 2015. Celebrate the pleasures and victories, weather the storms, and enjoy each day as though the World may end tomorrow. Barring that occurrence, I'm sure most of us will still be enjoying this wonderful circus, 365 days from now.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
