Revisiting Old Resolutions

As 2018 dawned someone asked me how I had done on the resolutions I posted two years ago. Here they are, followed by my thoughts on where I stand with them today.

keep in my heart the joy and love I felt during Christmas 2015.
to push myself when inertia engulfs me.
to use my talents.
to squeeze more laughter out.
to connect to the positive energy around me.
to remind myself that one person’s actions can make a difference.
to be ready to listen rather than speak.
to spend minimum time wondering why I can’t remember someone’s name.
to lie in the grass on a spring day.
to accept the things I cannot change.
to relish my children.
to sweat only the big stuff.
to practice those exercises so I can remember people’s names.
to build on honoring myself as I honor others.
to ignore urges to overeat, overdrink, under exercise.
to keep a carrot-games, travel, books-in clear sight at all times.
After the name remembering exercises move on to “where did I put my…”

I probably feel best about moving towards positive energy and paying less attention to negative thoughts and people. I am happier with myself and more accepting of my lifestyle although I still have those times of doubting that drive me crazy.

The ones I have no difficulty with have to do with enjoyment. I have no problem enjoying anything that comes my way, as ridiculous or simple as it may be. And if it is something I can tell on myself, all the better.

I did scare myself when I almost didn’t publish my last post…”NOT Another Phone Story!!!” Because I see the incident described, not as just misplacing glasses, but not recognizing my glasses. That’s why I thought others would hmmmmm and tilt their heads after reading it. Even with my friend’s scoffing at this, I hesitated to record it.

I still think it is deeper than losing glasses on top of my head BUT no matter. I’ll just add a new one:

to push through the fear.

Published by Judytwiga

I am a freelance writer and photographer who enjoys living close to the action in Knoxville, Tennessee. In the 1980s I created and published Zoo Connections, an international networking publication for non-animal zoo departments. Jobs over the years include working with the developmentally disabled, night front desk at a motel, assistant in development and membership at the NC Zoological Society, Customer Relations manager at Regal Entertainment Group, census enumerator, concessions at University of Tennessee, house cleaner, substitute teacher, sitter for children, houses, and pets. Freelance work at Knoxville News Sentinel and KnoxZine. Contributor to A Knoxville Christmas (2008,2007), and articles for the North Carolina Zoo website. Interested in anything except humorless people and politics. Enjoy reading, Scrabble, Catan, camping. I hold dear family (human and animal), friends, Kenya, Sunset Beach, NC and the Keys. View more posts