Well, its a new year and I've decided...

So I don't really care much for New Year's resolutions myself. I really prefer the ever changing, always analyzing mind I have to constantly evaluate and re-evaluate where I am and what I'm doing. Sometimes people can get stuck on the fact that a new year is a good time to make changes, forgetting that we wake up each day with the opportunity to make changes.

On that note, here are some opportunities I see for myself to continue working on in the new year.

I will continue to look for my motivation. I want to know what inspires me to do the things I do, and what keeps me from doing other things I want to do.

I will be healthy. What this means to me is that I will continue to eat better (and lose weight if its healthy weight), get outside more, I won't work too much, and will watch my stress level.

I will try to make a difference in my community. There are ample ways to do this here in Eugene.

I will be better to my friends. I feel like I could appreciate them more.

I will be better to my family. Family is precious, and shouldn't be taken advantage of while they are with us.

I will watch less tv, and read more. I live 4 blocks from a huge public library, this should really go without saying. I checked out 5 books in December and I'm 15 pages into the first one.

This is kind of a weird one, but I want to improve my memory in 2008. It seems that I've been ok with forgetting things that I really should remember. This will not serve me well in the future. I've realized that when you are talking to someone, and you don't remember certain facts or events, it makes them seem like they were not significant to you. With me, thats absolutely untrue, at least on a conscience level.

Does this seem like too much for one year? The truth is, I know there are things I want to do that I can't remember right now (I guess to the point of my previous paragraph, I'm offending myself? lol) I don't think its too much, its 365 chances to get it right. I like my odds.