I could be introspective, reflecting back on the past year and what I learned, how I changed...and thanks to blogging, I was actually able to scroll back through the past year. And I found...I'm not actually particularly different than I was this time last year, so forget introspection.
And I also found that last year's resolutions are pretty much this year's resolutions, so forget looking ahead.
I can say, in spite of how many of my posts in the last 12 months were rants and whining and worrying, 2004 wasn't a bad year. And I don't know if I can credit my new habit of eating Hoppin' John on January 1, but it's been a long time since I had a bad year. And really, my worst year (layoff/divorce/multiple funerals) was completely survivable and, in retrospect, got me where I am now. I'm grateful for a lot of things.
I'd been thinking about this today when I saw a bumper sticker that said "The most important things are not things."
The semanticist in me wanted to argue, but I also get the point, and I like it.
So this New Year's I'm just going to revel in how lucky I am and how much I love and appreciate my family and friends. I wish everyone a peaceful, healthy, and happy 2005.
Posted by Nic at January 1, 2005 09:46 PMWell...your Pirates beat my Lock Monsters. Feel free to gloat.
Posted by: Kin at January 2, 2005 03:32 AM