Resolving to resolve

Right about this time every year the infamous subject of resolutions seems to arise, with all kinds of promises to eat healthier, save more money, lose weight, exercise more ... suddenly the morning streets are filled with new found runners, the gym locker rooms become full, no one dares touch those chocolates in the staff room that were once so tempting ... and right about this time of the year, I (re)decide that I am not a resolutioner.

But then I remember this card that a great friend sent four years ago - one that meant as much to me then as it does now, still hanging on my fridge - and I can't help but think that perhaps I should reconsider that resolution not to resolve...

If I could live 2004 again ...

I would travel more; I would try to go on more day trips; I would climb more mountains; I would climb higher and higher. I would watch more short films, go to more concerts and exhibitions, if I could go back and live this year again. I would relax more; I would have more real problems fewer that are imagined; I wouldn't take some things so seriously. I would try to enjoy more great moments - the ones borne of every day life. If I could go back again, I would try not to be so egotistical and not think soley of myself. I would spend more time with people, listen to them more. I would think more in terms of family and friends; I would be more kind than what I have been. In fact, I would show people that they are important to me, that I love them. I would write more postcards, make more gifts and wouldn't lose contact with friends ... that is what I will try to do in 2005!"