My fate is largely in my own hands. When I get down, it's usually my own fault. Being active makes me happy, creating art makes me happy, sweating makes me happy. These are the things I've learned about myself. These things are all within my control and largely are very inexpensive if not free. Therefore this year I resolve to:
1. Work harder at my day job, I have specify goals that I'll not bore you with. When I'm successful in this area of my life my family benefits and I'm genuinely more fulfilled
2. Create more art: Podcasts, music, painting and poetry. This year I will create more than I've ever created. I'm currently in the process of moving and my new home has a detached studio that will be all mine. -I'm pretty excited.
3. Be more physically active: This year I will train to run in the Detroit Half Marathon. I have not run in over 4 months. Tomorrow I will go on my first of many runs. When I run, my whole life improves: marital, parental, work etc. Running = happy new green.
4. I'll join a tennis league - a new obsession of mine. Damn it's fun.
5. I'll spend less money and live on a fixed budget in order to save and invest more. I'll not bore you with these numbers.
Those are my five resolutions for the year. How about you?
ACCOUNTABILITY TIME -It's good to look back in order to move forward. Hope you all had a good 2013!
A look back:
in 2012 these were the resolutions:
eb -wanted to quit smoking
b_b -To start frequenting the local record and book stores again
zindagi -Wanted to find a girlfriend
dombofix -To learn piano
kleinbl00 - Pregnant (his wife) and finish the novel
caio -To finish college
lessismore - to buy the minimal amount of material items and spend money instead on experiences.
I know that kb accomplished both of his goals though I think the novel took more time than he thought, I could be wrong there though. I'm guessing that caio accomplished his goal as we see less of him these days and this tends to happen post graduation :) -I wish you well if you're reading this old friend. I know that lessismore went on a long trip to China and therefore lived up to his 2012 goal.
In 2013 these were some of the resolutions
kurmit -to be less judgmental and more confident
kleinbl00 -sell the novel
rorifer -To change jobs
kitinnitik -To be more confident, more productive, learn a new sport, get better grades and say yes more.
hiss -To write and shoot a film of their own
speeding_snail -Finish bachelors, 5 pull-ups and chin-ups, start doing parkour, read a book a month, 2 hours of internet a day max.
littlebirdie -write a poem a day, be outdoors an hour a day, finish three nearly completed novels.
Thunderclaww -Learn Python "the hard way"
illasinsick -create something worth consuming.
briandmyers 1366 x 768 -smartass :)
i_am_minthe eat healthier and branch out socially
ike -only A's, learn to ski, play more piano and become more outgoing
syncretic -quit drinking pop
Astral -less stress, work on website possibly write a book... possibly.
thefoundation -Better grades and exercise, exercise exercise
leer10 -Get QSO
Saydrah -Continue using "Doing the Right Thing" the default even when it's the more difficult choice
caio - more creative writing and less "academic" writing
Rotten194 -Do 1 game a month
Owl -Learn attic greek in 6 months, Learn to play this on piano, 100 push-ups in a row, woman of his dreams....
rozap -finish the website
OmnomoBoreos -do a push-up a day
AnSionnachRua -Run more, be more productive, quit porn and masturbation, save money, walk barefoot, Cold showers, Learn french
bintshaqra -Take care of self physically, mentally and emotionally
princecold start working out, live healthier and no cola.
BLOB_CASTLE -Be like the man who quit money
ME -To quit eating junk food, lose 15 pounds through proper diet and exercise. - To run my first full marathon -Be a more attentive husband and father
Don't feel bad if you didn't accomplish all you wanted, today is a new day
I didn't lose 15 pounds, I lost 5 and I still sometimes eat junk food though I have reduced that drastically. I have not run a full marathon and don't intend to any time soon. I'd rather play tennis, which at the time of writing my 2013 goals I didn't even know I'd ever enjoy. I have been a very attentive father, though I could be a better husband. I'll work on this.