Steenkin' New Year's Resolutions...
Happy New Year to all of you...
I can't believe that 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 2013 is gone.
Time keeps on slippin', slippin', slippin'...
Into the future...
What is it about the past that we each remember so?
Are the memories of good and wonderful things?
... or do we remain haunted by what went amiss?
... things that just didn't turn out the way we wanted?
Is there some form of 'Pre-destination'
that we follow through Life???
Or, are our Lives and our ultimate ends/destinations
more determined by Karma??
Are the events that we experience directly related
to how we have lived our lives and treated others?
Is there really a difference between the two?
I wonder why I selected 'Calvin and Hobbes'cartoons for a post that asks rather serious questions?
What makes a good cartoon be a 'good cartoon?'
I always have enjoyed the messages from comic strips like 'Calvin and Hobbes,' or 'The Far Side'... Some of the creators of such strips have such a wonderful insight into the psyches of our souls, it seems. They seem to capture those fleeting moments and thoughts that we have all experienced...
A counselor that I was seeing after the death of my Dad and during my divorce suggested that I hide a great deal of hurt and pain behind humor... I do suppose that there is a great deal of truth to such a statement.
I fear that my direction has been determined
by the method indicated in the cartoon above...
... that I have just let things happen and I've drifted along with the flow.
Like clouds in the sky...
Like a limb in the river...
Like a fart in a whirl wind...
In 2013, I would like to be more direct in what I desire for the rest of my Life.
I will be more pro-active.
I will take some of my own advice that I talked about at commencement...
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2013 brought one great change in my life...
that was the death of my sister, Jane...
I have been amazed at how Death seems to redefine families.
It certainly has changed mine...
So, my siblings are now dying...
I guess it's our turn now...
All the more reason to look for more out of
each year we are alive, and to make sure
that we leave no stones unturned...
No missed opportunities...
So...
What are your goals, desires, aims for
the upcoming
2014?
I love these guys...
Happy New Year!!!
~shoes~
To be happy. I want to be happy. Being pro-active is a good start.
ReplyDeleteCalvin & Hobbs, Bloom County and The Far Side have always been my favorites. I miss C&H the most, I think.
May 2014 be a good year for you and hopefully it will go a wee bit slower than 2013! (This past year didn't just fly, it hit warp speed!)
Good morning and Happy New Year, dear!!
DeleteI think I miss Calvin & Hobbes the most as well!!
Happy...
~shoes~
To make some music. Let's keep it simple.
ReplyDeleteSillyone...
DeleteMaking music IS fun... no??
Happy New Year to you!!
~shoes~
I also hide my hurt and pain behind my humor. Sarcastic and self deprecating but....people laugh.
ReplyDeleteLove you Shoes!
Good morning, Middle Child... they laugh because we do it so well...
DeleteLove you, too, dear... *huggles*
~shoes~
Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteMy goal is to have less goals.
Happy New Year, Steve!!!
DeleteSurely a worthy goal!!!
~shoes~
I seem to hide my hurt thru avoidance,,, or distraction.. I want to be more happy this year... bad karma came my way last year and the prior... Its gotta turn around... This is the year of the Horse.. I was born in the year of the Horse so that has to be more than a coincidence...
ReplyDelete"I want to be more happy this year..."
DeleteHappy New Year, Chris...
So do I... I am well aware that I am in charge of whether I am happy of not... whether I decide to mope and moan about things that are beyond my control... not sure why I do this so... I know I do...
I wish you well for 2014!!
~shoes~
I say one day at a time and start each with a good, positive, happy attitude. That's all I want or need. The rest falls into place. My wish for you Jim is that 2014 is full of fun and laughter and stress(family) free. I think you deserve it!! Hugs. Xx
ReplyDeleteBarb!!
DeleteHey you!
It's going to be a good year... I think I am going to take more chances this year!!
We shall see!!
~shoes~
Here's wishing you a peaceful and prosperous 2014. Happy New Year.
ReplyDelete... and to you, Stephen!!
Delete~shoes~
To live deliberately or with intention is a wonderful goal. I do believe that it works... so why do so few people do it? Hmmmm.
ReplyDeleteWhat do I want for 2014? Stay on the path of good health, broaden my base of friends IRL here in this new place, and finish my novel. I don't think these are unrealistic or unattainable.
Happy New Year, my friend.
Good morning, Robin!
DeleteI agree with you about staying on the path of good health!! ... and friends are everything... they really are!
Happy New Year to you, dear...
~shoes~
I've always believed that our life is pre-determined, "what's meant to be will be."
ReplyDeleteIt's a New Year, Shoes & I hope 2014 will be kind to you in every way.
Good morning, and Happy New Year to you!!
DeleteI am convinced that 2014 will be a great year!!!
I wish the best for you as well!!
~shoes~
Calvin and Hobbes is pure genius, thank you for letting me see these classics again. Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year to you, Max...
DeleteDid you get your new mandolin??
~shoes~
Happy New Year! Sigh, I would like to find my inner peace and just be happy. I fake it well, but this year, I would like to actually "be" happy.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year, Yvonne... I've learned that we need/have to be much more proactive in our own lives...
Delete:o)
~shoes~
I have been writing down my goals since the '70s, but this is the first year in a long time I have some specific New Year's resolutions. I'm pretty good at sticking to things, so I will let you know how I do. I'm not one for announcing my plans. I would rather report how well I did. Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteGood morning, JJ... and Happy New Year to you!!
DeleteHow is everything in your part of the world today??
~shoes~
Happy New Year! I hope 2014 is everything you wish and hope it to be.
ReplyDeleteLet me know when you're ready to help me with my lights... ;-)
~Minx
Good morning, Cheeky Minx!!
DeleteHappy New Year to you!!!
I'm always ready to help with lights... :oD
~shoes~
My dear friend Red, that 2014 be your year.
ReplyDeleteHey you... I think it shall be!!!
DeleteAfter reading the comments and re-thinking and re-hashing some thoughts, we do only get something if we put something into it... something that maybe our politicians need to remember...
Right now, I just want to feel better...
Augh...
Have fun on your trip!!
~shoes~
My younger boys (12 & 14) were just discussing Calvin and Hobbs. They were a bit shocked to discover that C&H were originally newspaper comic strips rather than anthologies. They've loved through most of the books and could not imagine waiting day by day for the whole story to unfold...
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year, Shoes. Not a lot of resolutions here... But I do want to follow my own bliss, which may make others unhappy... Being a people-pleaser is not conducive to bliss following. Wish me luck!!
xo
Good morning and Happy New Year, K...
Delete"Being a people-pleaser is not conducive to bliss following. Wish me luck!!"
You are SO right on that account!!
I intend to take chances this year.... more than I have taken at any other time in my Life...
I have discovered that being the Good Guy has limited benefits...
~shoes~
What you've said reminded me of a decision I made years ago after my fiancee left me. I was so broken up by it that I made a conscious choice to simply go with the wind and see where it took me. I wish I could say the results of that was wonderful, but it wasn't. I did not end up where I wished to be and have wondered ever since how things might be different now if I had been stronger and moved forward with more determination. Of course, I can never know if anything would be different. It's entirely possible it wouldn't, or that it would be even worse. There is no going back and trying again, though. All any of us can do is move forward. 2014 looks to be the year I leave Memphis for good. I hope this works out for the best and I intend to do all I can to make it happen that way. We'll see how that goes.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year, Memphis Steve... any idea where you will move? Will be still get to call you Memphis Steve?
DeleteLife is a crap shoot... I've learned that much...
At times, I feel very 'Presbyterian' about things... somewhat along the lines of 'predestination'...
Other times I think... somewhat Beatle-esque' maybe... that ' ...the Love one makes is equal to the Love on takes...'
Best wishes to you on your endeavors...
~shoes~
You're hiding a great deal of hurt and pain behind humor.. That sounds familiar, Captain Har. Oh so familiar.
ReplyDeleteHappy belated new year.