It is now officially the first day of 2012. I have pondered whether or not to post my “resolutions” for this year. I finally decided that posting them would somehow make me more accountable to them. So, here they are in no particular order of importance:
1. Live life. I am a workaholic. And a loner. And a geek. A typical night for me is to surf the web, update Facebook, work on reports or training for my job, and watch either NCIS, Law and Order, Law and Order Criminal Intent, or The Big Bang Theory re-runs. I am determined to get out more. Walk. Jog. Hike. Travel. There has to be more to life than the four walls of my living room and wifi.
2. Photograph more. I know, I know, many of you are thinking…more? But my 365 Photos project (posting one picture every day for a year) turned into more like a 165 Photo Project this year. And even at that, as I look back over the pictures I took this year, I can see a vivid difference between the early days and the latter days. You can see those differences here.
3. Cook more. The key to keeping this weight off includes exercise (see #1 above) and portion control on food. I eat out all the time. That has to change this year. And, of course, the more I cook at home the more opportunities I have for more photography.
4. Learn more. There are so many things that interest me: photography, history, theology, human relationships, and many, many more. I want to set aside more time to read. To explore. To learn. Anything. Everything.
5. Set boundaries. This has been an issue for me since very early. I say yes far too often and no not nearly enough. My needs and desires are often pushed to the background in order to help someone else. Everybody else. Sometimes there isn’t a “me” anymore. And I desperately need a “me” to survive. It is one of the reasons (and there are many) that I am separating my personal Facebook account from a new professional account.
That’s it. I think they are doable. From time to time I’ll let you know how I’m doing here on this blog.
What about you? What have you resolved for 2012?
I resolve to pursue more of my creative passions. I have pushed them aside for too long to take care of work, teaching online, etc. I feel the void.
So taking steps to get serious about photography, allowing myself to grow in the paper arts, write more, & read more. To keep myself on task I’m starting a 365 Project, but this one is simply called ‘One a Day’ allowing me to record the one thing I did in my passion journey. It might be a photograph, it might be an image of a drawing, it might be a book review. But it WILL be.
Thanks for the space for putting my 2012 goals out there.
Hope we a chance to meet up this summer to compare notes.
Take care, & Good Luck!
Those are fantastic goals for the year! Wishing you all the best!
First and foremost, HAPPY NEW YEAR! I sincerely enjoyed this post, Tim, but these “resolutions” are more like important life lessons we should reflect on each and every year. I’m going to support you any way that I can…virtually, mostly. But that’s OK! This is the medium where some of us find ourselves communicating most often, so I’m going to make it work for me. Thank you for a fantastic post- I plan on applying these five goals to my own life. And #4 is just something that seems to drive you. Your “legacy” to so many of us is that you’re always teaching, sharing what you have learned (maybe without even realizing it). I look forward to learning even more from you in 2012!
Jessica, I really do appreciate the kind words. Your friendship and support mean a lot to me. May you have a blessed New Year!
Your “resolutions” are wonderful. I have to say that is it the Year of Tim. Make it all you can. I am still feeling out my resolutions… I am know I am definitely working toward living a more simple life, loving my family as we blend, and growing in all ways except wider or taller. LOL Happy New Years! Remember I always have a place for you to stay if you need a photography excursion.
“The Year of Tim…” I like that.
As I get out and about this year, I will make sure Columbia is on my list of places to go. I had a blast there last time…. lol
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