Well, I have been thinking about what would be a good, positive New Year’s resolution for 2022. I have been rolling different ideas around in my head, some fun and some serious. It was hard to come up with just one so instead I think I will challenge myself with the following…
- Delete all the picture doubles and all the ‘bad shots’ that take up so much space in my photos app.
Unsubscribe from all the businesses that somehow got my email and keep sending me ads. Declutter online.
Continue to speak out when it will lead to peace and justice.
Keep walking and dancing! I got to ‘use it or lose it’ – and I don’t want to lose it!
Savor my close knit group. I realize as I get older that I don’t need many people in my life, but I seriously love the small group of peeps that are in it. I love being alone – so if I hang with you it’s because I feel comfortable and I really enjoy your company.
Look to role models: There have been so many loving tributes online to Betty White. She was a beautiful, funny, caring woman – a trailblazer of her time. A life well lived. Respected. I also think of other women I admire: Michelle Obama, Dolly Parton, Muffie Alling, Lois Combs. Some famous, some not… but all, like Betty, they are amazing in terms of being real, being altruistic, keeping the faith, and expressing love.
Consider each day as a blessing. Even the bad ones. Sometimes the news of the world is so bleak. But each morning is a new start, and as my dad always would say ‘time is inexorable.’ It is not stagnant. Seconds, and minutes pass quickly into hours – and into a new day. A good night’s sleep will help, and is good for the soul. I will continue to think ‘this too will pass’ and ‘let go let God.’
Embrace change.
Don’t let fear run my life.
Trust. In myself. In the goodness of man. In God.
Stay current. Don’t EVER say “it used to be so much better…” or “back when I was young…” or “I wish it was like back then.” Call me out if I do. Seriously. It annoys me when others do it. I don’t want to look backwards.
I resolve to make my home, our country, and our planet better – by whatever little ability I might have. I want my grandkids to grow up in a loving and beautiful place. And, I want all children to get the same!
Marla’s Musings 