and so it begins again

Happy 2012!

I am a fan of making New Years resolutions. I'm generally pretty good at keeping with them too, and I like going back to the year before and seeing what I resolved to do or not to do. I also like to kind of guess what my year will look like. There's usually surprises, but sometimes I'm pretty close. Last year I wrote it was the year of engaging; of jumping in and living life. 2010 was more of an observation year, figuring things out.. but 2011 was the year I would DO it. I was referring to a number of various things, but I realized I capitalized the word "engaging" in my post - unknowingly foreshadowing perhaps?

I haven't really reflected too much on 2011 to be honest, I'm not sure why but I don't really want to. I feel like 2011 is now last year, a past event, and I would rather spend my energies looking towards 2012 and resolving to make this a good year. Fair enough?

I actually don't really have too many resolutions either. But I feel like it is a year of character refurbishing and refining; less "defining" of who I am and perhaps a little more cultivating the person I'd like to be and disengaging in the characteristics of the person I do not wish to be. I think that's all really. I will also resolve to share more of my writings to the world. This is a difficult decision as I feel like my writing is the gateway to my soul. It is the avenue to which my inner being is chanelled to the world and when I see my words inked into cyberspace I feel like my soul is being exposed to humankind. But perhaps that's ok.

Let's see shall we...