OK, so maybe it's the fact that I just
recovered from a nasty stomach bug where I couldn't do much except
wallow in self-pity, but I feel like I've got a new start on life.
Throw in the fact that the New Year is just starting and you generate
all kinds of push towards self reflection. (Plus I was just out
walking the dog and there's not a lot to think about while he's
getting caught up on his canine communications. Sniff, sniff.)
There were a lot of things that I
didn't get accomplished this last year. Of course, not everything
actually fits into a year schedule. I spent a lot of time on smaller
projects which left some of the bigger projects dangling. So this
next year is going to be the year of the Big Projects. And since I
have several of those I have to recognize that I might not get them
all done this next year. But that's OK.
I have books and scripts where the
first draft is done and I need to get them on to a second and third.
And I might just have too many to be able to get all done in a year.
Which I'm going to say is a good thing. I just need a big board on
the wall with a list of them all, so when I find myself not sure what
to do, I can just pick something off the list.
But then I'll need a second board to
add all the new ideas
I get, since that won't stop just because I'm working on finishing up
the old ones. I think I might actually need a wheelbarrow full of
notebooks that I take everywhere with me just so I can keep
everything organized. (Perhaps someone could develop a small portable
device that a person can carry around that can be used to store and
organize data?)
But even as I try to make these big
plans for the year, I do need to keep in mind that even if I do try
to plan for forever, I need to do my best to live for today. Plans,
even the best laid ones, can be changed, whether they've gone astray
or not.
As the “philosophers” Phineas and
Ferb are known to say, “let's make today the best day ever.” And
despite what you might have read on Facebook, that doesn't place any
limits on tomorrow. Oh sure, some days you're going to still end up
with a nasty stomach bug or something else unpleasant, but that just
gives you an easy starting place to try to make the next day better.
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