The stink of a New Year’s resolution

Yes, I like to just hope for the best too, while also trying to see the opportunities that come up too. Resolutions, to me, are mostly blocking spontaneity, and I like to keep all doors open, so that I can go through one, when it opens for me.

@innertalks For me, it's more about just doing one day at a time. I might make plans for the day, but beyond that I don't think that far ahead. I make plans in my mind for doctr's appoitments or planned outings. But, usually not until a few days before.

@kaylachan I like the one day at a time approach too. Only things like travel, it makes sense to book a bit in advance to get lower fares. And to think about a few ideas in advance about how we will spend our travelling time, as these days to book onto any attraction, on the day, is almost impossible. I have been caught out many times, where a wanted river cruise has been booked out, when I wanted to book it on the day. Also with doctors, it is usually very hard to book an appointment on the same day too, and here it is usually in a few days time, any appointment booked, and any specialist must be booked months in advance. Everything is too competitive here, too many people after the same things, and not enough people delivering things, from tradespeople to trains, and concerts, all are packed out like sardines these days.

I would rather look at changes when they are necessary to occur too, and I not try to second guess myself with, way out there somewhere resolutions, that might not be right for me to take on, anyway, as they are usually pie in the sky creations.

No, I have never made one either. I thought that this humorous article might be appropriate at this time of year for those that do, though.

There was a radio show here, who were asking their audience what they had learned in the past year, to take as a learning into the new year, so that would be about fine-tuning themselves from year to year too. Resolutions are usually positive in their intent, but end up negatively inacted. The better approach, is to try to assess our lives at the end of every day, to look at our just finished day, and to go over what we have done, and to try to ascertain any learnings, new takes on life, or any perceived improvements that we might have made, or could do better next time. We do not beat ourselves up; just gently peruse our day, in the light of the end of the day, in a kind way to ourselves.

@Shiva49 As long as they were praying to the right Gods, and not praying up to the boss there. Fools usually remain fools, and only a very moving event could turn them into thoughtful prayers.

@innertalks I keep learning from a few how to be like them and from some, how not to be like them! In my working life, I have met very few and tried to follow their reactions to problems. I maintained a smiling countenance even when things looked dire, which helped me/us to tide over issues that seemed beyond solution. My approach led to " Fools who came to scoff remained to pray."