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New Year's Resolution 1/1/2008 8:25:54 AM
I can't keep a resolution so I resolve not to make any. I can't ever seem to keep a resolution so years ago I decided not to make any more. I don't like to set goals I can't reach so my resolutions come all throughout the year and I call them short-term goals rather than long-term resolutions. But today I decided that I will resolve, or set a very short-term goal... just for today. So here's what I'm going to do just for today and when tomorrow comes I'll decided if I want to try it again which will depend highly on how it goes today.
Just for today I will speak my mind, not that this is ever really a problem for me, but it is on occasion. Today I will speak my mind about everything to everyone. This could be dangerous.
Just for today I will not refrain from saying "I love you" to the people I love and I will not say it if I don't really mean it.
Today I will smile more than usual and it will be for real and not just something I pinned on my face because I felt it was necessary. You will see it in my eyes and hear it in my voice so you know it is real.
Today I will do whatever I want to do. I will take a longer bath and not be in a hurry to go to bed even though I worked hard last night in the E.R. Today is my day off before I work another three nights in a row and I will enjoy today... even if it kills me.
I will spend more time with my dog today because he makes me a better person and his love makes me happy. I will play with him until he is tired and not stop because I am tired.
I will clean my house if I want to and if I decide I don't want to anymore, I will stop. Because... it's my house and I can do that if I want to. Nobody is here to tell me I can or can't do what I want with it.
Today, I won't talk bad about anybody. Even if I think the fashion police should rush in with sirens and flashing lights and hand-cuffs and arrest someone. I'll stop and think instead about how comfortable they must be with themselves to wear that and maybe we should all be more like them. The world would have to be a happier place if we all wore spandex and tossed the high heels and uncomfortable bras.
Today, I won't care about the 5 pounds I gained over the holidays. I'll eat anything I want to because today is my day and I've earned it. I won't exercise even though I'm worried about my thighs getting bigger or my stomach getting flabby. I will enjoy today. Tomorrow... who knows. We are not guaranteed tomorrow... so enjoy today.
Today I will sing out loud, "Don't worry. Be happy!" and smile when someone looks at me like I'm crazy.
So, my AD friends and family.... I love you. Eat, drink, and be merry TODAY... for tomorrow we may diet!
