2012

For several weeks now I've been thinking about what I could possibly say about time handing itself into a new year. I thought about what happened in 2011 and what I can do in 2012. There's so much to say and yet it all seems so unnecessary. We all know that we want to improve on our lives; in appearance, love, career, etc. But is it necessary to mark January 1st as the day we begin all this?

There are two things I want to share in this blog entry today. The first is that every day is the potential for resolution. Leading a healthier life, working towards improving your career, and all the other things we want "better" in our lives are affected by the choices we make everyday. So, in a nutshell, consider the improvements you can make within each day and live fully inside each day.

The second issue I want to mention is in reflection of various bits I have read; specifically the whole idea of kissing 2011 goodbye because it "sucked" in some way or another. Did it really? Are anger, frustration, and disappointment the emotions mustered by a year gone by, filled with shortcomings, failures, break ups, job losses, etc? Might I put a different spin on things? You see, each failing has a lesson inside of it -- a lesson that can be taken away from 2011 in a positive light. If you didn't lead that healthier lifestyle in 2011, so what? You can start it today, right now, instead of dwelling on what you didn't do in 2011. Did you have to deal with a broken heart? What about opening your heart for a new love, the love for yourself!

It's hard to write about the new year without sounding like some kind of cliche, so I'm keeping this one short. It's simply a matter of loving yourself everyday, building on the past, and planning for the future.