no resolutions for me

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I don’t make New Years Resolutions.  There two very good reasons.  Firstly, they generally don’t work or last more than the month of January.  Secondly, that type of thinking is a sure pattern to failure, except for a few very “meticulous” people who can stick to any plan they wish.  I am not that kid of planner.  I am moved by my distractions or when life intervenes.  Some kitchen philosopher once remarked that life is what happens while you are making plans, so I just quit trying to control everything and let life have free reign.

That might sound like chaos to some, but I worked in a technical support role for a lot of years in a very large company.  We invented chaos.  People who think the government is a mess have never worked in a big (i mean BIG) company.  At one time, we had more employees and vehicles than the Federal Government.  That kid of big.  There were clear line of reporting and rules and regulations and processes and procedures, all of which went out the window whenever the proverbial elephant dung hit the air distribution system.  I loved a problem.  I was rudderless without something to fix or a new thingy to install.  (For those who don’t know, “thingy” is a highly technical term we use so non-thechincal people don’t get all glassy eyed when we talk.)

I am also very experienced.  I know that if I resolve to start running and competing in 5K’s, my knee will explode two weeks in.  If I say I’m gonna workout out at the gym thee mornings a week, I will get a job that requires me to work mornings.  That is not pessimistic or being a Debbie Downer, it’s just the realist in me being honest.  I know that I can do those kind of things.  I went to a heath club religiously for two or three years.  I used to read the Bible through EVERY year (even the boring parts).  But life is more (to me) than being tied to a set of promises I made in the heat of holiday peer pressure.

I do applaud my friends (yes I have friends, just not very many, I’m picky) who choose to do such things.  They are at different places in life than me.  I used to say I was going wear out my body parts before they gave out, and some I did wear out.  I kinda wished I had paced myself a little better.  To those who insist on making new year resolutions, I offer my sincere best wishes.  Do stuff for yourself, take that extra class, run that extra race, lose that last ?? pounds, learn to live in the moment.

“The Holidays” tend to drag me into the past. I have been trying to stay out of the past.  There is nothing much to be gained by reliving all my bad moments.  I am trying to not allow myself to become so engrossed in planning my future, I become a slave to the future.  I am trying to live in the moment, because “now” is all we humans have.  We live in the shadow of the mistakes we made in the past and the fear of what tomorrow may bring and forget the joys of today.  I had a hard time staying in the moment at times this past 6 months, but the past is over and cannot be changed.  I do not know what tomorrow may bring because it hasn’t happened yet.  I do know that today I’m sitting in my recliner drinking a low-carb beer and looking out at the palms and the canal and the pool and life is good.

Next week I embark on a new adventure in Real Estate.  I don’t know what might happen there, but I am almost well enough to feel kind of excited about that.  It might seem odd that a self professed Introvert would be going into Real Estate, but I get to limit my exposure to crowds of two or three at a time, that I can handle.  I also know that after 30+ years of dealing with customers who are mad just because they can be, it might be fun to deal with crazy people looking for homes that don’t exist in their price range.  I am going to have to start shaving more than once a week and wearing pants with long legs and shirts with a collar and socks that aren’t “athletic”, but I’ve kinda had enough of being a slob.  Glory Days ahead!  See y’all soon.

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I am a retired geek who is just trying to stay sane and healthy. These blog posts are my ramblings and a way to let off some steam or talk out loud about interesting issues or maybe joust a few windmills.

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