WFTY: start

Well, here’s my version of the requisite laundry list of resolutions. This year, I will, in no particular order:

1- Take more pictures. Bad and pixelized pictures should be banned from the world. :)

2- Recognize that there is a perfect time for everything, even to sit still.

3- Don’t be afraid to make choices- well, I’ve had lots of practice here, as 07 was a year of sucking it up and just doing things that scare me.

4- Remember to believe in possibilities.

5- Have more guilt-less Clutter and Vanity Parties. :)

6- Trust. Trust myself and people around me more. Trust in the goodness of people, but still remember the lessons of past disappointments. Expect less, live better.

7- Nurture my soul- read, paint, travel, and write more!

8- Search for and learn from new mentors. My new job should cover that- I’m excited, but I can’t bring myself to be super-giddy because am scared it might be too good to be true. It fits so perfectly in my plans that it’s creepy. Yes, am grateful that I’m blessed with this opportunity, but for now, steady lang muna. I do tend to get too naively impassioned by things and I end up over-committing. (Is there such a thing?) Point is, I tend to be so loyal- to a fault- that I always, always stick it out even when I should leave. Anyhoo. Just as long as am making smart choices. And oh, how could I forget- visualize! :P

9- Take care of myself more by making better choices- lifestyle, relationships. Sleeping earlier- and better. (Haay this one’s a bit more challenging; I am most alive in the wee hours of the morning and more than half of my 07 was spent on trying to sleep and wake up early, earlier, earliest. To sometimes dismal results. Oh well, trying.) And oh, get to climb more, and now, I am happy, happy to say, swim more! Found a new place where I can do both, with a library, Japanese garden, and free Wifi too! Hah. Such a nerd. In the same breath (pun intended,) I resolve not to smoke that occasional stick anymore. I’ve done laps at the pool and I realized that I have better lung power. Sheesh. (Trivia: I’ve only recently –as in a couple of years recent- really learned how to swim. Not that I’m spectacularly great now, but at least ano! For a mermaid-wannabe, that’s so not cool.) And oh, of smoking. This is getting to be quite the challenge as there are just some people who just inspire you to smoke- as in they can be quite stressful, thus the need for the conscious breathing in-out motions. Hmm…should breathing better now be part of this list?

10- Live my word for the year- START.