January 1st is simply just another day. Not one year later, just a Jack Bauer day - 24 hours. Like a birthday, it is simply a milestone in a pilgrimage through a calendar year leading you only to a December 31st alcoholic bender of mythical proportions (unless you are married with little kids); only to set out on the road to nowhere once again in the morning - or noon if it was a really top drawer party.
Then comes the inevitable series of pledges, or resolutions as they are renamed. I won't eat as much, I'll be a better person, I will exercise, I will work harder. Friends, you won't do it. And the good Christians out there will realize that in March and narrow the resolution list to one or two big areas of self-improvement in the spirit of Lent - a season of shorter duration than a calendar year.
I am not implying that these odes to thyself are not of value. A resolution, properly executed of course, can have world changing impact. Sadly, we don't have the will power, stomach, and sheer vision for seeing through our goals.
How do you defeat the invincible self-destruction failure you are setting yourself up to be with each and every resolution you ask? Start by doing what we Americans have come to do best - nothing. No goal, no failure. No expectations, no accountability. Darwinism will gain another step and the strong will survive, while the weak will fade away.
The bottom line is simple: you want a better life, a better you, to sleep at night, to not worry about money, to be healthy - then make it so. It is not as hard or daunting as it seems. I often say the line between all things is a very thin one. Sanity vs. insanity; wealthy (in life more than money) vs. enslaved by money worries; healthy vs. heavy; enjoying life vs. watching it pass you by.
Start your own revolution in 2008. Find a way to bring living back to your life. Travel, savor, laugh, grow, learn, and do so at all costs. Be vigilant, passionate, compassionate, and determined.
And try not to tell anyone - let them discover the new you for 2008 all by themselves.
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In the midst of everything else, I'm trying to roll with things more, be more Zen, in the new year. I think it should help with everything else (unless it comes across as apathy). The rest will unfold as the year and my life progress.
I definitely like the closer.
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