A New Year

Do you have any New Years resolutions? I don't and probably will not, but I do have some goals for the year or at least some ideas on what I would like 09 to look like. First, I want to be happy, happy is more of a state of mind than it is anything you really do or say. You can always look for the bad the ugly and fear what "might" happen; but if you just try instead to look for the general good you may be surprised what you will find and how much happier you feel overall. So for 09 that is what I am going to try to do. Here is an example, if you turn on the news these days all you hear are negative stories about the economy, or how this politician or that Wall Street Executive is corrupt. Flip a few more channels and you find all the reality shows reminding us how dangerous the world really is, 48 hours to solve a murder, convenient store clerk killed for $10 heist etc. etc. Go to work and you can just feel the unrest in the environment about the job outlook. Most are worried they are going to lose their jobs, a lot of them realize they have spent too much and saved too little and no one wants to even look at their 401K to see how much they have lost this year alone. With news like that rammed down your throat daily it is hard to get happy about anything. But maybe it is time to put it in perspective and think differently. First I am healthy and fit, I still have my job, I am still paying my bills on time, I am still getting up and looking forward to working out with my Tri friends, I have plenty to eat every day. Today just happens to be gorgeous outside and I plan on getting in a good track workout. My swimming is improving everyday, gas prices have dropped substantially since last summer, my parents are healthy and doing well, Delane and I had a nice Christmas in Virginia. Hmmm seems when I focus on all the good things I feel much better about life in general. Maybe for 2009 I will watch the news a little less and stick to all the positive things that are truly happening around me instead. OK, there you have it, my New Years resolution... sort of!