Made those
resolutions for 2015? Me either.
Well, I guess that's
not completely accurate. I'm acting on a
resolution I made to myself back earlier this summer. It actually takes on more
of the form of a resolution revolution. While push mowing grass at my sister's
-in-law home back in August, I had some time all to myself to nothing much more
than think. And, as I was pondering over our eventual return to our home and
lifestyle, it occurred to me that I no longer wanted to be a jack of all
trades/master of few. No, I made a resolution at that moment to decrease my
ambitions to a nice, neat little grouping.
Like one of my favorite authors once said, "Simplify, simplify,
simplify".
Becoming less
ambitious...it's a thrilling experience.
For years, my
ambitions were, well, just way too ambitious. I always joked that when anyone asked me what I
liked, I could simply answer, "Yes." It was exhausting. I liked too
many things and wanted to learn too many things. My days pretty much became
endless scenarios of "mile
wide/inch deep" experiences. Literally being away from my sources of
hobbies/learning/experiences this summer truly helped me refocus on what really matters to me. More
inch wide/mile deep--true passions in life.
Writing, for
example--so writing gets much more attention these days. Every day, as a matter
of fact.
Come spring,
gardening gets much more of my
attention. In the meantime, the seed catalogs are getting pretty dog-eared.
Photography--a
connection of the two passions.
And, so, on
this dawn of a fresh new year, my
revolution has begun. No massive list of goals; no list at all. Just a joy that
comes with each word I pen, each plant I nurture, each photo I capture.
Viva la
revolution!
