Every January 1st millions of Americans vowed to better their lives and the world around them by making resolutions. The Top Ten resolutions rarely differ from year to year, since few people realized their resolutions. I made no resolutions this year. Not one. At my age I've failed enough times to accept my rut with aplomb, but here are the perennial Top Ten;
1. Spend More Time with Family & Friends
2. Exercise more
3. Lose weight
4. Stop Smoking
5. Enjoy Life
6. Quit Drinking
7. Get Out of Debt
8. Learn Something New
9. Help Others
10. Get Organized
After reading this list I figure I'm not so bad off.
There's some of them I do without the help of a resolution.
Hell, I must have quit drinking a hundred times in 2009 alone and I got out of debt by cutting up my credit cards in 2008. Two weeks of the Swine Flu knocked off 15 pounds and I don't really smoke cigarettes, except when I've stopped stopped drinking at a bar.
I do feel good about life, especially when I'm with my kids.
Somehow I got to get over to Thailand more often.
The end of January is the next trip.
So don't worry too much about resolutions.
Most of them are unattainable, otherwise you wouldn't have to make them. Besides the world is going to end in 2012 so life for today.
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