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Sunday, January 2, 2011

Mindful Musings #19

2011 slipped in as quickly as 2010 slipped out. The nearer your destination the more you slip sliding away (Paul Simon).

New years always give people the feeling of starting over. I don't think this way any more. The older you get the more every day appears like the next except for the weather. When the weather changes, well, that IS something. No, I'm not depressed but I am pensive. Life is so interesting and so incredibly taken for granted by the drones of our nature.

I used to be a worker drone. Up at 6:30 A.M. and down by 10:30 P.M. In between I think I made a difference to some people. To others, ah, well, not so. We all make a difference from our families to our friends, to our pets and our attitudes toward strangers. I think we forget that we do. Most of us make a positive difference. Others, don't bother to examine their nature and how they relate to their fellow traveler in the world of life. Most of us slip-slide into where ever our lives take us.

I won't make a resolution because I inevitably toss it aside by the time January 31st arrives. So, why bother with a resolution?

Most of the time I observe life and maybe I should quit observing and participate. This has been my problem for the last couple of years. Participation takes energy and I sometimes don't want to extend myself. Maybe there's a New Year's resolution stirring in the soup of my brains somewhere. If it is, I haven't stumbled on the recipe to life other than live it and be happy you still have it to live.

O.K. So now I know what it is: Enjoy living every single day. Amen!

1 comment:

  1. I am very much against New Year resolutions. I believe if a person wants to change something (finances, relationships, etc.) they should do it that day, not wait for Jan. 1 to roll around. Taking action during the moment!

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