It's the end of the year. I feel it in every tired sigh; every pound I've put on; every muscle that yearns to be stretched; every urge to begin anew with fresh plans, re-prioritized goals, and (dare I say it aloud?) New Year's resolutions.
As a writer, a mother, a homemaker, and a participant in the human "race," frustration is part of the job description. While I am able to do many things adequately to keep myself and my family afloat, I crave those extra, non-existent hours to focus on one thing at a time until I am satisfied that I have met my own lofty expectations.
I am reminded of Becky Shillington's tree, which she described in her recent visit to the Haiku Garden. I stretch upward, brushing the surface of the life that I envision for myself. But while I'm proud of my accomplishments so far, I know that I'm not there yet-- it's still out of reach, just beyond my squinty gaze.
New Year's resolutions, or for me, goals, are a way of seeing my way toward that life I envision for myself. Do you make New Year's resolutions?
For those of you who stop by today, I hope you will join my celebration of moving forward. To participate, string five words together (plus title if you wish) about the year's end, the start of the new year, a resolution that you have adopted, or perhaps a reason for not making resolutions at all. Leave them in the comments and then I will move them up to the party room.
I also hope you will join Mary Lee at A Year of Reading, who is celebrating the 52nd Friday of the year with today's Poetry Friday roundup.
YEAR END CELEBRATION
Resolution
This time I mean it.
-Michelle, Today's Little Ditty
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Smooth White Page
Working toward possibilities presently unimagined.
-Tabatha Yeatts, The Opposite of Indifference
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outward, onward, write, smile, love
-M. M. Socks, The Drawer of M. M. Socks
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On the Eve of the New Year
Ready, willing
to begin anew.
-Mary Lee, A Year of Reading
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In a Nutshell
It's not problem, it's yours.
-Diane Mayr, Random Noodling
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Twenty fourteen already? Oh my.
-No Stinkin Ultracrepidarian
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Motivation
simply wired
to be inspired
-Liana Mahoney
Smooth White Page
ReplyDeleteWorking toward possibilities presently unimagined.
outward, onward, write, smile, love
ReplyDeleteOn the Eve of the New Year
ReplyDeleteReady, willing
to begin anew.
In a Nutshell
ReplyDeleteIt's not problem, it's yours.
Twenty fourteen already? Oh my.
ReplyDeleteMotivation
ReplyDeletesimply wired
to be inspired