Goals, not resolutions
Jan. 1st, 2008 01:13 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
thrihyrneI've never been one for resolutions, but as I've been busily productive around the house and online this morning, I realized that I do have a few goals, which I'll share.
‡ Get bodywork done on Bianca, my white Subaru, so that I'm not constantly reminded of the really poor choices I made last year around this time.
‡ Apply for a writer position at Rosetta Stone.
‡ Work on my original fic ideas in earnest this spring and see if I can discipline myself as much in that realm as I've tended to in the fanfic world.
‡ Travel to the UK and Ireland, California, and Australia to see friends. In the case of Ireland, visit a country I've wanted to since I was a child. If anyone has recommendations of where to go and what to see, I'd be more than welcome to hear your suggestions. I'll probably be heading over in September or October.
The biggie?
‡ To relax more, and be more of a human being, rather than a human doing. I think in some ways with my new living situation that's already happening, but I could stand not to judge myself on a constant and high quality stream of production, whether fiction or knitting projects or letters or whatever else. In less than 100 years, everything that I've put out into the world will have met its end and crumbled/become moth-eaten/vanished, as will I. Not a bad idea to savor the moments and indulge in reading and maybe even just being at rest instead of constantly feeling I must be pursuing something. Easier said than done, of course, especially since I'll be definitively without any recreational beverages for these next few months, which means my mind is never, ever off.
I hope that you all continue to stay around in 2008, a year in which I hope for far more calm, and self-actualization, less anxiety and a marrow-deep sense of peace. Thank you for hanging out in my virtual home here, for reading my stories, for letting me know when something I've posted about has affected you, and for your supportive affection and companionship.
‡ Get bodywork done on Bianca, my white Subaru, so that I'm not constantly reminded of the really poor choices I made last year around this time.
‡ Apply for a writer position at Rosetta Stone.
‡ Work on my original fic ideas in earnest this spring and see if I can discipline myself as much in that realm as I've tended to in the fanfic world.
‡ Travel to the UK and Ireland, California, and Australia to see friends. In the case of Ireland, visit a country I've wanted to since I was a child. If anyone has recommendations of where to go and what to see, I'd be more than welcome to hear your suggestions. I'll probably be heading over in September or October.
The biggie?
‡ To relax more, and be more of a human being, rather than a human doing. I think in some ways with my new living situation that's already happening, but I could stand not to judge myself on a constant and high quality stream of production, whether fiction or knitting projects or letters or whatever else. In less than 100 years, everything that I've put out into the world will have met its end and crumbled/become moth-eaten/vanished, as will I. Not a bad idea to savor the moments and indulge in reading and maybe even just being at rest instead of constantly feeling I must be pursuing something. Easier said than done, of course, especially since I'll be definitively without any recreational beverages for these next few months, which means my mind is never, ever off.
I hope that you all continue to stay around in 2008, a year in which I hope for far more calm, and self-actualization, less anxiety and a marrow-deep sense of peace. Thank you for hanging out in my virtual home here, for reading my stories, for letting me know when something I've posted about has affected you, and for your supportive affection and companionship.
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Date: 2008-01-01 08:52 pm (UTC)♥
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Date: 2008-01-02 12:50 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2008-01-01 09:27 pm (UTC)and i must say the goal for being is a v. v. good one and one we all could benefit from. the western world doesn't put enough value on just existing. [*nods*]
here's to a calm and hopeful new year.
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Date: 2008-01-02 12:52 am (UTC)I suck at just being. But at least I know it, and can set it as a goal for the long-term, not something to put on a list and somehow check it off.
Calm and hopeful, and illuminating. ♥
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Date: 2008-01-02 12:56 am (UTC)Definitely do the west coast: the Dingle peninsula, the Cliffs of Moher, Galway, the Aran Islands and Connemara. I think I still have your email addy and I can send you the link to my online photo album of the whole trip.
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Date: 2008-01-02 12:58 am (UTC)Thank you for that! I'll look forward to seeing your pictures. Any logistical details will help, too, as I don't really want to rent a car.
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Date: 2008-01-03 04:00 am (UTC)Cliffs of Moher, Kerry, Dingle, Galway, St. Patrick's
Mountain. After the General ordination Exams are over,
I can send you more info.
Happy New Year! -Lauren
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Date: 2008-01-26 07:49 am (UTC)I'm generally out of town the very start of Sept, so make sure your SF stop isn't then. :D