2013

I don’t believe in New Year’s resolutions. Mainly because I know few people who actual keep them. And I am sure if I had one I would not be able to keep it.  It would be like trying to lose weight ending up putting on 10 pounds by the end of February and then feeling bad not only because of weight gain but also because not sticking to the decision to do something about it.

I never really thought about the New Year as something significant or real life changing. Not even when we entered the new millennium. I must be old. I found myself thinking about 2013 last night. My father was born in 1923. It is amazing, not only was that 90 years ago but it was barely the beginning of the 20^th century. That is the century that really defined me. Born in the middle of it may have made me a relic from the past. Despite my best efforts I know my daughter has no idea about most of the things that took place in the nineteen hundreds. Yet, even though I belong to the past, I live with modern technology that seems to affect my everyday life. I work on my computer all day, go home and get on Facebook, use my IPhone, watch HD TV and lately started reading eBooks. I no longer send Christmas cards! I don’t even remember when the last time was when I wrote a letter. It is all email – I am still in the email phase and have not hit the stage when Facebook messages take over emails. I still call people rather than text. Better yet, I prefer to have face to face conversation. And I am still only using two, max. three fingers when typing.

Years had no meanings to me in the past. Even when I stated to be keenly aware of the fact that I have spent more than what I still have in front of me. Material things never meant too much to me, it was always about personal connections and adventures. You don’t really go to the the mountains in order to conquer and say I was way up there. Rather you go to enjoy the journey and remember the little turns and be happy that you saw the top even if you have never reached it. Of course you should climb up but your reason should be to get a better view from the top not to be able to brag about it while forgetting to look around.

I was always a very impatient man often discarding ideas even before listening to them or never giving a person a chance because of some small annoying details about them. Either I slowed down or became a bit less judgmental now I find myself a touch more tolerant and open. I am sure there is room for improvement but maybe by the time I reach my father’s age I will be a little wiser.

2013 will be a smooth continuation of the previous 56 years of my life. January 1 will mean nothing. Except that I have posted this the previous day. If you read this have a Happy New Year with health and more tolerance and peace.