That I shall play more this year. Resolutions in the New year sound like a very formal commitment that one has to oneself about matters of great importance. "I resolve to..." is a very serious preamble to the many superfluous to do lists that abound at the start of each new year. The lists usually include some combination of:
- losing weight
- eating healthy
- working more
- working less
- quitting smoking
- paying off debt
- spending more time with children
- spending more time with spouse
- spending more time with family
- starting a new career
- going back to school
- taking a fabulous vacation
- buying a new car
- remodeling the house
- getting a dog
- getting a cat
and on, and on, and .... However, it baffles me that these kinds of resolutions are not apparent more often than once per year. While many of these items are only necessary on occasion, most of them require more than annual attention. Perhaps it would be possible to avoid new year's resolutions altogether if people would simply live a life of intention and consciousness most days of each year. But they don't.
Health clubs, yoga studios, libraries, concert halls, etc. are wall-to-wall with people for the first 6 weeks of any given calendar year. Good intentions abound but don't see the longevity of the tradition itself of creating resolutions.
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