anew

oh hey humans. you know why i love the word "anew" so much? because it balances both the newness and the againness of  the new year. that's an important balance, don't you think? we don't just peer into a brand new start, totally oblivious to what waits down the road; we stand at the top of a habit, on the back of a tradition, in the rut of our ways. i'm okay with that, some new and some again. if we didn't bring the past with us, there'd be no such thing as change.

so without further ado, my version of "resolutions."

1. be bold in relationships. i'm not totally sure what this means yet, but i think the year will tell me. i'm not just talking dating, so watch out humans--i'm a comin. 
2. buy a road bike that actually fits me. then ride it a lot, probs even hundred miles a lot in a century race. 
3. eat lunch and dinner more in than out. i'm 1 for 6 so far, but i can turn this ship around.
4. convince myself through habit that 10:30 pm is a wayyyy better bedtime than 1:30 am. 
5. surprise myself. this means thinking, 'i'm not really the type of person that would do xyz,' then snapping out of it and doing xyz. 
6. go at least one near and far place i've never been before. on purpose. 
7. love the ones i'm with. explore my hometown like i'm on vacation. put the phone away when i'm with humans. stop holding back at work. you know what i mean?
8. face the dream that feels so lofty i'm embarrassed to even mention it, then take one big step towards going for it. 
9. express gratitude to God and man every single day.

let me start with you. thank you, formless faceless idea of friends, for making me feel enough like someone is listening that i write stuff occasionally. i guess all i need to write is the idea, the possibility, of readers. i need real friends though.

i've also got another round of resolutions cookin, and you can participate if you feel so inclined and if i ever get it on this blogo. don't stay on the edge of your seats forever though.

go, live your new lives again.