The easiest way to tell if I haven’t been writing enough this year? Count how many pages back I have to go to find last year’s post on resolutions ... way too few clicks required. Oy.
Resolution is such a weighty word, so I prefer to have goals or aspirations. However, the truth is that while I’m full of great intentions, I often don’t make the time or effort investment required to realize them. In essence, I’m lazy when it comes to personal fulfillment. So, this year I have resolutions. Straight up resolutions, or more specifically, resolution categories. Maybe it'll inspire me to actually make 'em happen.
1. 1. Travel and Adventure: I want to make time and resources available to travel more, experience more, and be more adventurous. I’d love to see that India trip happen in the next year or two, but there are so many places I want to go and loads of experiences to have. Not all of them far away, and some are waaaaay out there. This year, I’d like to book a few decent trips - some activity-based destinations, and others simply for the sake of being somewhere new.
2. 2. Write: I need to write more for myself. I've been getting wrapped up in editing other people’s stuff, writing press releases, marketing pieces, website content, etc. At a minimum, I'd like to get blogging again. Ideally, I want to develop a space where I can write more freely. This year, I'll figure out what that space will be and utilize it.
3. Connect: Writing is my most comfortable form of communicating and I think I should be a little more uncomfortable. I'd like to make sure I’m staying connected to people I care about in a more personal way - this has always been a struggle for me past a certain level of self-defined ‘realness’. I want to do better. Crucial to this is challenging myself to be vulnerable and to trust in my friendships - I have great people around me, my relationships would be even better if I did.
3. Connect: Writing is my most comfortable form of communicating and I think I should be a little more uncomfortable. I'd like to make sure I’m staying connected to people I care about in a more personal way - this has always been a struggle for me past a certain level of self-defined ‘realness’. I want to do better. Crucial to this is challenging myself to be vulnerable and to trust in my friendships - I have great people around me, my relationships would be even better if I did.
3. 4. Health: Being active does wonders for my mind, if not my waistline. I know I can be tough on myself, and I’m struggling with the way I’m looking and feeling right now. I simply need to be way healthier overall. A commitment to better food, exercise, balance, and working on resolving issues in my head will make me a stronger and healthier person. Perhaps I need another goal or race to inspire a physical shift?
4. 5. Family: Visit, share, and become more engaged with my family. Years have flown by. I can’t believe more than a decade has passed(!) since I left Vancouver. We live so far away, and I am simply feeling that distance. Time to break out the Skype, make more visits, and send more emails, BBMs and texts. I miss my mom!
5. 6. Happy: Make personal happiness a priority in my life. A simple sentiment, but probably the toughest resolution on my list. Making hard choices, being more selfish, and forcing time for things I want in my life - all not easy for me, but worth the effort in trying.
Merry Christmas. Here's to 2012!
Merry Christmas. Here's to 2012!
