Resolution or Resolve
Dec. 29th, 2011 06:27 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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Excerpts:
"A resolution is a one-time decision. A mile-marker on our journey, on which we look back when we forget from whence we’ve come and lost sight of where we’re going. But it’s nothing more. The moment you make it, it begins to lose its momentum, and there are very few of us for whom that resolution carries much lasting strength. It’s just the way it is. It’s a strong indicator of a desire, but a poor agent of change. It may, at best, be a compass, but it’s not an engine. And waiting for the magic of January One is just silliness. Do it now. Not tomorrow. Not later."
AND
"none of them come on a silver platter. They come with intention and resolve, they come rough and demand polishing, and they – all of them – extract a price. But I am amazed at how much we can accomplish when we pay that price, and stop screwing around"
This is a photographer I started following on FB this past year. He caught my eye not only because of his wonderful photos, but because when I first started reading his blog it was because he was recovering from a significant injury which prevented him from doing what he loves best...traveling the world and taking photographs. His reflections on recovery caught my attention. Now he is back to wandering the world and taking photos.
When I was younger, 16-24ish, one of my strong desires was to do just that - travel the world. Taking photographs would have been a natural progression, but back then traveling the world was my fixation. I remember a picture book I purchased during my first year of college - it was this huge-ass volume of photos from all around the world. I would lay on my bunk in my dorm room, flip through the book and dream.
Somehow RL took over and I became focused on work and later family. That dream faded. So much so that a few years back I wondered at the fact that I had absolutely no desire whatsoever to travel. And I found it somewhat sad that I didn't even feel sad about the fact. ;P
Now that dream is coming back a bit. No where as strong as it once was - it's a much more moderate urge. I find myself wondering if it will continue to grow.
And as far as New Year's Resolutions go. I've never believed in them. To me they feel as artificial as our commercialized Christmas. I've been working on setting goals at various times of the years. Sometimes I think about focusing them on Pagan / Earth-based significant dates - other times I just focus on what feels right to me. But to me, like this blogger says, setting them on January 1st feels like asking for failure.
Note to friends - I doubt this LJ posting will continue at this rate. Once the first rolls around projects will begin to take off and take more of my energy. But I will try to post at least more often than 1-3 times a month.
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Excerpts:
"A resolution is a one-time decision. A mile-marker on our journey, on which we look back when we forget from whence we’ve come and lost sight of where we’re going. But it’s nothing more. The moment you make it, it begins to lose its momentum, and there are very few of us for whom that resolution carries much lasting strength. It’s just the way it is. It’s a strong indicator of a desire, but a poor agent of change. It may, at best, be a compass, but it’s not an engine. And waiting for the magic of January One is just silliness. Do it now. Not tomorrow. Not later."
AND
"none of them come on a silver platter. They come with intention and resolve, they come rough and demand polishing, and they – all of them – extract a price. But I am amazed at how much we can accomplish when we pay that price, and stop screwing around"
This is a photographer I started following on FB this past year. He caught my eye not only because of his wonderful photos, but because when I first started reading his blog it was because he was recovering from a significant injury which prevented him from doing what he loves best...traveling the world and taking photographs. His reflections on recovery caught my attention. Now he is back to wandering the world and taking photos.
When I was younger, 16-24ish, one of my strong desires was to do just that - travel the world. Taking photographs would have been a natural progression, but back then traveling the world was my fixation. I remember a picture book I purchased during my first year of college - it was this huge-ass volume of photos from all around the world. I would lay on my bunk in my dorm room, flip through the book and dream.
Somehow RL took over and I became focused on work and later family. That dream faded. So much so that a few years back I wondered at the fact that I had absolutely no desire whatsoever to travel. And I found it somewhat sad that I didn't even feel sad about the fact. ;P
Now that dream is coming back a bit. No where as strong as it once was - it's a much more moderate urge. I find myself wondering if it will continue to grow.
And as far as New Year's Resolutions go. I've never believed in them. To me they feel as artificial as our commercialized Christmas. I've been working on setting goals at various times of the years. Sometimes I think about focusing them on Pagan / Earth-based significant dates - other times I just focus on what feels right to me. But to me, like this blogger says, setting them on January 1st feels like asking for failure.
Note to friends - I doubt this LJ posting will continue at this rate. Once the first rolls around projects will begin to take off and take more of my energy. But I will try to post at least more often than 1-3 times a month.
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