Wednesday, December 21, 2005
New Year’s Resolutions
Family and friends - My goal is to nurture bonds with those who desire to mutually and equally share our life experiences - good and bad.
And what does sharing mean?
Most of all it means BEING THERE in times of need and times of celebration and times of holiday. It means simply being together to strengthen the bonds that connect us. Sometimes, it means discussing (or heatedly arguing about) values or politics or religion or spirituality. It means reviewing our daily lives or old shared experiences or purposefully creating new ones. Good food, the right music, great lighting and aromas, a little mind altering substance, stimulating discussions and intimate activities make the closest bonds. May there be many.
Faith - I would like to be wrapped up in the white blanket of my higher power. But that closeness eludes me. More time for meditation, prayer, contemplation, silence and a continued awareness of the Presence is my goal.
Finances - I would like to live comfortably with some of the niceties of life, but without overt consumerism and ostentation.
Fitness - I would like to develop a routine and diet that means better fitness as I age to allow me the freedom to get around, explore and be useful without the baggage of damaging illnesses.
Work - This is the goal most dear to my heart. I still want to do something important. I want to do something that means more than fame for me; to help humanity reach a new level of understanding. What that is I do not know. After I retire I plan to return to college to pursue a doctorate and do some sort of research related activity. This sounds like fantasy to me, but one never knows.
For this year, I plan to keep plugging away at this job to pay the bills, or perhaps finding a new and more challenging position. That is might be hard as age discrimination is beginning enter the picture.
Learning - I must get into a Spanish learning routine at least fifteen minutes a day. I want to learn to play the harmonica and I will keep watching those TV documentaries. I also want to continue my science fiction story about the submarine in the ocean of Europa. I have to do research on submarine life. There are only three paragraphs so far, but again, one hour a day…
Rosalind 1:49 PM
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