Happy freakin' New Year!

Just now, I went and re-read every post I've published here online. I'm not going to lie, I may have shed a tear.  I miss "this," wholeheartedly.  Perhaps the most comical part of my tear, I write these posts mainly for myself.  I'm confident the two people who did frequent my blog, have longed stopped checking, for, as my last post implies, I'm a slacker! Well, I say let's give this another go.  I really, truly enjoy writing and think it's important to get back to some intellectual stimulation and to put my writings out in the universe for others (1-2 people) to, at the very least, have the chance to skim through. More than any notoriety that could and most likely will not come from something like this, it's by far more genuinely pleasing for my soul above all else.

New Year, new resolution?  Bull shit.  I'm not about to climb on that bandwagon anymore.  I don't understand the unwavering and never ending idea that a new year can bring out a new you.  Time waits for no one. If you're waiting for the calendar to read January 1st to make these changes that you so desperately want to exercise, you're both waiting too long and most likely, waiting to set yourself up for failure. I can appreciate the "rah-rah" hype that's been instilled in us and magnified by corporate American and the media, however the whole concept of a New Year's resolution is nothing more than false hope.  By all means, changing yourself for the better is a great concept each and everyday, but if you're simply waiting for something magical to happen in January, I'm sorry to say you're likely  going to be SOL.  With that said,  throughout the year and your short, short time here on earth, remember to try to keep things in check and embrace change when you're really ready to do so.  The biggest obstacle that comes between you and being happy or doing what's right, is yourself.  Allow yourself to take chances, practice gratitude and go that extra mile and by all means, reward yourself when you achieve goals.  At the end of the day, life's too short to wait for change and you'll get left behind warming the bench.