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2012 Resolutions: An Affirmation of Self

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You know, I’m usually not one for new year’s resolutions. They’ve always seemed a little trite, mostly because it doesn’t seem like most people wind up keeping them. But I think I’m going to make a few this year. Because while I know that I’ve made great strides in the last year, I also know that I still have miles of room for improvement.

All the same, I’m thrilled for 2012 to be here. I still can hardly believe it. 2011 was the year of healing, and I predict 2012 will be the affirmation of self. I know who I am and what I believe and where I want to go in life, and I’m dedicating 2012 to making that my concrete reality.

So, in no particular order,

  1. Read more. I only have about fifteen books on record for this year, and that’s embarrassing. I’m setting my Goodreads challenge to a higher number this year, and I fully intend to finish it out.
  2. Get back in shape. I used to be in pretty great shape, but the last year and a half haven’t been so good for my physical health. I have the time, the membership and the motivation, though, so I fully intend to take care of business.
  3. Keep writing. I failed on my promise of finishing a novel this year, so my next goal is to finish one before summer. I’ve also done a little bit of screenwriting lately and found that immensely enjoyable (though I know I’m basically on the wrong coast for that), so I might keep giving that a stab.
  4. Take advantage of every opportunity in NYC. I’m here, so I might as well meet everyone I can and go everywhere I can. That’s the whole point of living here, isn’t it?
  5. Continue blogging. I have a pet project that I’m working on in addition to this (another reason for my absence) that I hope to announce soon that I can attach to my professional information, so I’m really excited about that. I also want to keep blogging more here because I’ve been told countless times that people are depending on me to hear about my NYC adventures.

That’s really all I have for now. I know they’re vague, but I don’t want to put figures or make precise promises right now. My goal is to see improvement in myself, not to stress myself out over numbers and deadlines, as far as these go.

What are your resolutions? Link me to your posts!

A new year, a new revamp, and I think I’ll call this a real post.

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Well, it’s officially 2011, and I’m back on this blog. I’ve revamped it twice before, I think, and I have about 20 posts in backlog, but I’m going to try to do it again. No, I am going to do it again – do or do not, there is no try. So I’m going to start this blog back up and make it my happiness blog. Happiness Blog 2011. I’m going to post at least one thing every day that makes me happy.

It’s kind of surreal to think that when it gets cold again, I’ll still be posting things that make me happy.

And the things that make me happy this year are going to be different than they ever have in the past. I graduate college in April, but I’m only taking one real in-classroom class – so finding things that make me happy are going to come from the outside world, not from school things.

If we’re being totally honest here, finding things that make me happy might be a little more difficult in the next few months or so. I’m in the middle of recovering from a pretty intense depression, brought on by an unleashing of suppressed unhappiness for the past eight or so years. I know that sounds really broad, but…that’s what it is. So, yes, finding things that make me happy every day that are outside my immediate world is hard for me right now. I just thought we should be square on how everything is right now.

Today, the thing that’s making me really happy is a good rewatch of Fantasia 2000. I didn’t have to work today, so I slept in from my late night last night, woke up extremely refreshed for 2011, and have just been kind of chilling and taking care of general business since. And now I’m watching Fantasia 2000, since I got the two-disc box set of the two movies for Christmas.

I’d forgotten how completely awe-inspiring this movie is. I was in high-quality bands and orchestras for five years and have played many of the generally-accepted classical masterpieces in various groups, and the Fantasia movies remind me of what music is really about. It’s when you’re listening to certain passages that just get your heart racing, and you feel the physical expression of joy rising in your chest. You know what I’m talking about. A joy so indescribable, brought on only by things that are so inspiring that there really isn’t another feeling like it.

And I’m going to be watching my Oklahoma boys play in the Fiesta Bowl tonight. That’s going to be great.

And there really needs to be a Fantastia: The Planets. Amirite, Internet?

What are your resolutions? Big? Small? How do you plan to fulfill them?