Neglect and Laughter - 2014

Happy 2014, for what it's worth!  Reflecting back to last New Year's Eve gives me a renewed sense of liberation and optimism for my future.  Though I've been lost in thought, pain, anger, confusion, and just down right struggling, I have "seen the light."  I was miserable last New Year's Eve.  I was in an unhappy (to say the least!) relationship full of resentment and neglect.  Gack!  No wonder I left.  So, yes, feeling much more upbeat with those memories freshly renewed in my mind.

You may be expecting me to bore you with my New Year's resolution(s), so I will. 

1. I will continue to be honest even in the face of likely discomfort and probably misunderstandings. 

For instance, if I tell you I think you're boring and can't pretend to be interested, and you start to cry because you think I hate you, that's your problem.  You are boring.  And I probably do hate you.  So, whatevs! 

2. I will be more alert to when lending an ear is needed, and I will flap my jaws less. 

Unless you don't have anything important to say, then I'll talk, because I'm better at it.  And you're just a whiner.

3. *Takes deep breath*  I will eat healthier, exercise more, drink less caffeine, drink less alcohol, lose weight, gain weight, read more, write more, facebook less, pay more attention to my kids and less attention to my devices, quit gambling, quit smoking, watch less porn, skydive, travel the world, try new foods, smile more, say hello to strangers, volunteer more, save more, spend less, find a job, quit my job, pay my bills, cut up my credit card, get a credit card, buy a house, buy a car, get a life...

Yeah....I'm not really doing any of #3.  That's what all of you are already doing.  Good luck!  And, may old acquaintances be forgot, cuz you're old, and can't remember shit.  Happy New Year!