Resolution on the New Years Eve

Pray harder.  There is no person alive who can convince me that my praying harder will ever do any harm.   I have convinced myself that it might do some good.  I went to Law School with the police chief of Aurora Colorado and I would drive my daughter off to college through Newtown Ct.. I read the news and watch television.  I was reminded too many times this year of the need to pray harder.

  I am of the opinion that we need to come back to a place where we realize that we are not without guidance  and we can get that guidance.  There are many today who will say I am a superstitious dolt for harboring these ideas.  They derisively speak of the flying spaghetti monster and attack my belief or faith and attempt to tear it apart.  They do that knowing that I do not question their ideas or beliefs.  Mine are mine, theirs are theirs. They can have theirs and  I will keep mine and one of mine is that life is and has been and will be again a good thing and we will learn to appreciate it again by our thankful reflection and our gratitude for the goodness of our lives.  I am also of the opinion that this life just did not spring forth , there is some motivator , an energy , a force, a life, a God.


Laugh more- I like to think that I have a sense of humor and enjoy a good laugh, but I was told that I am too serious, so I will laugh and smile more.  Smiling is laughing in its most gentle form.  I have been practicing the art of the smile for quite a few years now, it is disarming to others.  They are caught off guard, they wonder what the grinning idiot is up to , I like that advantage, so I plan on keeping it up.  Once in a while you get one back.

Exercise more. - I did not hurt myself riding hundreds of miles on my bike, not did I do it walking any one of the 2000 miles I walked last year, nor from raking leaves, painting rooms, climbing ladders. No I strained my back lifting 150 pound logs into a wheel barrow after Hurricane Sandy.  I knew age was catching up to me at that point. I did not like it, but it is inevitable.  Not inevitable that you realize that you are aging, inevitable that you learn that you were really really stupid in thinking you could still lift those logs.

 Will I exercise more, probably not , I will however keep exercising as best I can, for I have a friend who lies in a medically induced coma following a devastating heart attack.  Too much weight and too little activity caught him, it worries me, so I will try to keep at it.  It saddens me also for he is a great guy and there are too many great people who aren't taking care of themselves.  Don't be one of those.

Love More---I will try to be more expressive and let people know  Which means , (and this is the tough part) that I will have to be nicer .  I actually consciously started being nicer to people about 10 years ago and it actually does change your perspective.   I find myself saying good morning to strangers, hello to people I know, engaging in conversation with just about everybody.  This morning it was the cleaning lady who rides her bicycle to client's homes. In the dark and cold I promised her a light for her bike, found out she has been sick, she wondered about me because she hadn't seen me in a week walking the dog.  Our day started friendly and nicely.  I called a friend whose Dad has been sick, he sounded tired  and I offered him help he would never take, but he knows someone is on his side.  Spoke to my daughter who had a little car problem.  A friend stopped by the office to say hello.
It just seems to roll on in a strange contagious way.

Travel---Oh yes , you can resolve to do this even if it is just a day trip to the city , but what I really want is a long weekend in early April in Clearwater Florida, Just to put a period on the Winter season.  It is something to think about, as I sit here with feet that just won't thaw.

Eat less.  Yeah just as soon as the Trader Joe's Pfferneuse Cookies are history .

Do something new--I will , I already know what I will undertake and it is easy.  I am going to go birding. Oh, yeah I will start using spell check. 

I hope to enjoy life in the coming year and that is my resolution.  I hope those who see this will also enjoy the coming year.

And in the words of the song
Never take one single day for granted.........................