I like fat little pug's idea of cultivations rather than resolutions. Every year I would come up with something that would inevitably fail within a few weeks or months. 2004 was different. At the beginning of the year - I decided to try to change my lifestyle and become more fit and healthy. Not necessarily to lose weight, though that would be a bonus. I had achieved some success with joining an exercise class for two sessions in 2004 but I felt I wasn't quite there so my idea in February 2005 was to try a diet change - not a diet, per se, but to change what I ate permanently. By August 2005, with the help of my exercise class and the South Beach Diet, I was feeling the best I ever had - I could run a mile in just over seven minutes and I had lost inches. Now, with the motivation of the wedding behind me, I am struggling to maintain this "lifestyle change" I had so set my heart on. Therefore, my main cultivation is to run an 8k with my dad (and to step less on the scale). My goal is the Shamrock Shuffle in early April.My other cultivations:- Cultivate my friendships with the people in my life.
- Paint more, even if it is a 4"x4" color wash on the weekends.
- Stay in contact with my family as they spread out over the globe.
Great idea, Pug. Hope it works out for all those with resolutions or cultivations this year.
1 comment:
right on Camille! the scale is evil and seriously, not to be trusted :-)
8k will be more of a challenge this year because I'm not working out at the level that I was before. But hopefully I will start to run again in a couple of days...
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