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I’ve been thinking hard about what my goals are for 2012 and although I have millions running around in my (confused and cluttered) brain, I decided to intentionally go against making a 2012 List, like I did last year. 2011 was probably the busiest of my entire life — it was rewarding in many ways, sweet in many ways and hard in many many ways. It also felt complicated — the schedule juggling, kid juggling (literally and figuratively) and the life juggling. I didn’t see my friends or family much last year and although I did better at living in the moment, I feel that I lost a lot of the simple moments last year in the shit-storm that was learning to be a working parent.
Also, the more I read back over the past year of posts on Being5, the more I noticed how bitter and hard I’ve become. It was hard to read at times. Almost painful. It made my heart ache a little for the person I was a year ago. A bit more innocent. A bit less bitter. A lost less selfish.
Hence, my goals for 2012.
Simplicity. (as much as is possible, at least)
Time with friends and family. (raise your hand if I owe you a phone call. or ten.)
Less TV. More fresh air.
More water. Less other shit.
Finding the good more often. In people and in life.
Be kind. And patient. And sweet. And helpful. And a good listener. Even when I don’t want to be.
Take one day at a time to create the life that I want. For me and for my family.
That’s it. Seven simple lines for the new year.
Tell me, what’s at the top of your list for 2012?
