RESOLVED!!

Resolutions. I am of the opinion that people don't really know what they are and what they mean. I think the reason they are hard to keep is because we make unrealistic ones to begin with. I think that resolutions are something that should be an ongoing process and not just something that we start every January 1. I believe that we "resolve" to do things throughout the year, we just don't make a big deal and call it a resolution. And we don't ever think about that goal or issue that we have accomplished and say to ourselves "RESOLVED!!". Camelot is one of my all-time favorite movies. One of the things I love best is that throughout the movie King Arthur is searching for ways to make life better. He is a thinker, a ponderer. And after much thought (and song) he comes up with a solution. He then restates the problem and gleefully shouts "resolved." As I look back on 2009, I realize that many things in my life were "resolved." Things I didn't realize until I began thinking and pondering it. And when I did realize it and began to click them off one by one as being resolved, I felt like Arthur...excited and pleased. So this year dear reader I would encourage you to think back every evening on the day completed and see what you "resolved" that day. And if you must make a list make them realistic. And instead of trying to make a YEAR'S worth, just start with today. As for me............today I plan on

1) updating my blog (resolved)

2) do my job to the best of my ability (partially resolved, 4 classes to go)

3) not curse (partially resolved see above)

4) be positive (again partial)

5) pray (will be resolved when I pillow my head tonight)

6) be thankful (resolved)

7) be healthy (resolved if I can get through lunch with my friends)

8) be a good wife (duh...........sooooooooo resolved)

9) be a good mother (see above)

Not bad to have nine resolutions almost complete and that is just for one day. Which brings me to my last resolution

10) take ONE day at a time (resolved)