Resolutions

Yes, I missed two days of posting, but I was still really tired and recovering, and it was a weekend, and I haven’t been sleeping well, and the sun was in my eyes, and the dog ate my homework.  It wasn’t my fault!

Well, anyway, to continue.

I still don’t have much to say today.  Since I was so tired last week I didn’t think much about resolutions so today is the day to start on that.  Except that I don’t really do resolutions.  They’re too rigid and fragile so they break too easily, and then it’s too easy to just give up on them since they didn’t work and they aren’t flexible.

So I try to examine what I am doing in my life and look for ways to do things better, to be more productive and less wasteful.  That is some very high-minded sounding stuff there and also very easy to get wrong.  But I really do try to make it possible to change things and not put resolution shaped obstacles in my own way.

Those are also very vague notions and easy to finagle and make it possible to not really do anything.  So I try to set some definite goals and leave the means flexible.  I also set some very blue sky goals for some outrageous ideas.  I think it’s good to have that kind of goal in your life.  Something crazy to shoot for.  You shouldn’t make it too crazy or let too much ride on it because then when it never pans out – as it most likely won’t – you won’t be too upset.  But use that sort of thing as a framework to improve your life.

Also use those ideas to remind yourself to dream big and not impose limits on yourself.  The world does that for you, don’t help it stop you.