The year — but not yet the decade — has wound down and now 2009 is gone. The NFL season is on its last day of the regular season, with six teams left playing next week and all the rest going home, their preseason dreams of playoff glory gone. It seems like just yesterday I was thinking maybe, just maybe my Redskins might do well this year.
The area high school basketball season, seemingly just getting started, with everyone excited to be back on the court, has already reached the half-way point.
Time keeps marching forward. Jan. 1 often marks a day when people are more acutely aware of the passage of time. Before you know it, another few weeks, then a couple of months, are gone, and we’re well into 2010 without even realizing it.
Jan. 1 also is the time when people often make resolutions, thinking they have a clean slate, a new year to improve their lives.
For those of you making such resolutions, whether they be to lose weight, spend more time with family, quit smoking, get more involved in the community — I tip my hat and say more power to you.
But, I also offer a few observations I’ve managed to learn over the years.
First, most of you will see those resolutions come to a a screeching halt at some point next week, or next month, or perhaps later in the year.
That’s okay. The key to any long-term changes is to only look ahead. Don’t pay attention to the calendar. If you fall off the wagon, so to speak, don’t think the year’s blown. Just start over again, that day. There is nothing mystical about the date Jan. 1.
Second, if you haven’t yet made any of these resolutions, don’t worry. As with my last point, the date matters little. If you see something you can do to improve yourself, to make life better for your family, or simply something you want to accomplish, go for it, whether you’re starting Jan. 1, Feb. 12, or Nov. 27.
Third, if you’re going to make resolutions, make them based on what you want. Don’t set a goal based on what society says you should look like or act like. Figure out what is important to you, what is meaningful to you, and pursue it. Doing that makes it far more likely you’ll keep those resolutions.
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