Another Day in Paradise
Indiana Jones is the "person" who uttered those quotes in "Raiders of the Lost Arc".
Anyway, it is another day in paradise...all sarcasm aside (for a few seconds only). Time to keep moving foward. since it is my wonderful wife Loretta's day off, we will begin painting the living room today as I promised. We have been adding actual colors to our walls in this house (5 years now), and the living room will be a kind of mauve on two walls and a lighter version on two walls and the hallway. But first, a few moments to post my New Years resolutions. Here they are in no particular order of priority...the Big 10:
1) Tolerance - Be a lot more tolerant of everything that bothers me (a list forthcoming of these items when I have a few days to sit and write continuously).
2) Appreciation - I will appreciate everything I have right now more (wife, family, home, kids, dogs,myself).
3) Passions - I will pursue my passions without guilt and with a renewed vigor (my new business, cooking, Harley riding, writing).
4) I will finish an old short story I started several years ago.
5) I will start 2 books (a novel and a humorous collection of anecdotes about the restaurant business/service industry).
6) I will continue my new plan to lose weight and exercise (actually started a month ago, I really lost 10 pounds in December!).
7) I will further my attempts to have regular contact with my siblings and parents (email, vmail, and in person). I have two sisters who live near my parents 200 miles away.
8) Financial - I will make more money this year than last (to include paying off all my credit card debt).
9) Philathropy - I will pay forward more this year than last.
10) Serenity Now!
That's it. The Big 10...to be printed and posted in a conspicuous place. The list may be added to at any time. Goals may be adjusted and restated on a daily basis. The deadlines will be kept private, but there are deadlines for these...that is important.
Since Lowes opens at 7 am, that's all for now.
Peace!
Anyway, it is another day in paradise...all sarcasm aside (for a few seconds only). Time to keep moving foward. since it is my wonderful wife Loretta's day off, we will begin painting the living room today as I promised. We have been adding actual colors to our walls in this house (5 years now), and the living room will be a kind of mauve on two walls and a lighter version on two walls and the hallway. But first, a few moments to post my New Years resolutions. Here they are in no particular order of priority...the Big 10:
1) Tolerance - Be a lot more tolerant of everything that bothers me (a list forthcoming of these items when I have a few days to sit and write continuously).
2) Appreciation - I will appreciate everything I have right now more (wife, family, home, kids, dogs,myself).
3) Passions - I will pursue my passions without guilt and with a renewed vigor (my new business, cooking, Harley riding, writing).
4) I will finish an old short story I started several years ago.
5) I will start 2 books (a novel and a humorous collection of anecdotes about the restaurant business/service industry).
6) I will continue my new plan to lose weight and exercise (actually started a month ago, I really lost 10 pounds in December!).
7) I will further my attempts to have regular contact with my siblings and parents (email, vmail, and in person). I have two sisters who live near my parents 200 miles away.
8) Financial - I will make more money this year than last (to include paying off all my credit card debt).
9) Philathropy - I will pay forward more this year than last.
10) Serenity Now!
That's it. The Big 10...to be printed and posted in a conspicuous place. The list may be added to at any time. Goals may be adjusted and restated on a daily basis. The deadlines will be kept private, but there are deadlines for these...that is important.
Since Lowes opens at 7 am, that's all for now.
Peace!
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