EDIT #2:

The original comment was me complaining how my life isn't turning around and I don't know what I want.

The truth is: I do. But I guess vocalizing it in any matter would mean committing to it, and I didn't have it in me to commit to something to any big degree lately. Maybe it's because I was expecting things to turn out for me on their own, like I thought they always did.

This time, I intend to put effort into turning my life around. It is very easy to neglect tending to one's condition after a stumble or a fall. Yet, proper nurture takes effort, and applying strength, as far as our mind is concerned, breeds strength.

I've recently learned a very simple guideline to living a good life: "Do what makes you proud". I believe that one becomes proud by applying their strength to what they desire. I intend to do my best to live by this principle in 2017. By this time next year, it's going to become a habit. Hell yeah to that.

[On the sidenote, I'm writing this while The Dave Brubeck Quartet's rendition of There'll Be Some Changes Made plays. It's a beautiful song, much like many from Dave Brubeck's discography. The song itself has a beautiful Wikipedia entry.]

MY GOALS FOR 2017 (a draft)

- get fit: lose the belly, gain stamina

- finish at least one medium/long story, possibly the fanfic series I've got my nickname from

- finish three web games

- start working as a freelance language teacher, whether it's Russian or English

- attend at least one social club, preferably IRL, but online is fine, too

- learn more social skills

- take a walk for at least 120 days of the year, which is about 33%

- start a podcast

- improve German to B1

- make rich lemonade at least once a season

- make a bow and arrows and successfully shoot it

- begin waking up at 05:30 AM

Plus a couple of others, which will be TMI.