Well, we are coming up on another year. I seldom set actual goals anymore, or pick a special word to focus on for the coming year or even make a quiet promise known only to me to change something about my life. Doing any of that dooms my efforts with lightening speed every single time. I fall off the wagon before it even starts to roll away.
But the New Year does feel like a fresh beginning. Like opening a new notebook of blank paper ready to write or draw or a breath of fresh air upon leaving a stuffy enclosure. I am not sure why that is since the “new year” is really a human construct. No other living thing follows that structure. Plants have long since gone dormant. Hibernating animals have already hunkered down. Even the season of winter began about a week ago. If Mother Nature was asked when a new year begins, I bet she would announce loudly and with authority - “Pay attention, little humans to all my other living creations. Spring is the obvious beginning!"
Like previous years, I have nothing new planned for myself except to continue with the same practices I have already built into my life.
- Exercise to keep my legs strong enough to last through my aging years.
- Reduce the unnecessary in my life so that I leave less behind when I am gone.
- Stay as independent as possible for myself and my spouse, so we are not a burden to our children.
- Enjoy my life and hobbies so living is more pleasant.
Not one new thing on this list.
Privately, however, there is one desire, one which I have very little control over and one in which the odds are against me, I fear. I’d like to take a break from any new medical issues during 2025 - and just improve our current health “play list." It is a small thing to ask, and at the same time, may be a very LARGE ask at 77. Regardless, that quiet thought is tucked away in my soul. I think we need that breather! Just one year of infrequent doctor appointments because we have become a bit boring in the eyes of medical professionals.
Here's to being boring in 2025!
(ok, maybe have do have a new goal for this year. 😂😂.)
So what is the New Year to you?
6 comments:
All your words are wise -- or at least I agree with all of them! So, hear hear! (Or is it "here here"?)
I don't really give the new year much thought, just another day.
Just try to enjoy each day and make the most of it.
I agree with mother nature - spring is the beginning of the year!
For something new, you could add a reading list to your new year's goals. :)
Leigh, you are a mind reader. I saw your latest post on 2024 books (lady, you are a voracious reader) and thought the same thing. Just a list - no review, no pictures. Just title and author - I already set up the list in my planner for 2025 ... :-) Thanks for the idea.
I love this post, Elaine. You're right! Spring is very clear that it's the beginning of a new year. But I'm like you. I find it refreshing to turn over a new leaf, so to speak, on the first of January.
I don't publicly declare any goals, but I do quietly still make them. But honestly, if I just accomplish improvement in my physical strength, and a deepening in my spiritual walk, I will count 2025 a great success.
Happy New Year!
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