“May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds.” — Edward Abbey — Photo by Pat Bean
“The road to hell is paved with good intentions.” – My grandmother, Mamie Truesdale
A Plan for 2015
My New Year’s resolutions are to start each day with a cup of good, cream-laced coffee, write in my daily journal, and plan my day.
May you keep your eyes open, and be appreciative to the little things like desert phlox, that help make this planet so beautiful. That’s my resolution for my readers in 2015. — Photo by Pat Bean
These are resolutions I finally think I can keep, unlike my usual January First list of goals in which I promised to write four hours a day, take a daily two-mile walk, don’t play computer games, do more art, and don’t forget any family members’ birthdays (my kids tell me I’m better at remembering where and when I first saw a bird species than their birthdays). These resolutions, however, are just the tip of the iceberg of the ones I made over the years – and broke before the first week in January was over.
This year’s resolution to plan my day was inspired by one of the 20 suggestions I came across in an article on how writers can be more productive. Reading it was an AHA moment for me. I suddenly realized that my days were always more productive when I started them with a plan, and especially when the list of tasks on it were prioritized.
Today’s plan included writing this blog as a first priority. I want to get back to daily blogging because I find it easier than writing one less frequently. But if I do miss a day or two in 2015, at least I won’t be breaking a New Year’s resolution.
So what are your New Year’s resolutions?
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My resolution is to keep seeing the Big Picture and not get caught up in small matters.
Great resolution mayade. I find that it’s also a good idea to never take things personally. Usually it’s not meant that way, and in the rare occasion it is, you annoy the person more by not taking it that way. Happy New Year mayade.
Happy New Year, Pat. Wishing you a great 2015.
No specific resolutions here: just enjoy life, and take every day as it comes. A most happy new year to you,
Pit
Sounds like a wonderful goal. Thanks for following me Pit.
I no longer make resolutions but do have things in my life that i would like to improve.
I’ve always loved making resolutions, but since I always break them, so your way of thinking is probably best Colline. Happy New Year!
My resolution is to enjoy the people and things I have my in life more, and to sweat the people and things I don’t have in my life less.
I’m not sure if that makes any sense, but I bet you’ll understand my meaning. 🙂
Makes perfect sense to me my friend Alex. Too many people spend their lives always wanting more and not appreciating enough what they have. Thanks for reminding me to be more grateful.
happy new year
Happy Jan. 2 Cindi. Hugs all around