aka Change Is Hard
I turned 50 almost a month ago. It really wasn't that big of a deal. I had a nice party with lots of friends and booze and enjoyed myself. Of course, that party happened 3 days before I hit the big 5-0, but still had a good time.
But turning 50 also brings up new concerns. I've been at the job I'm not fond of for over 10 years now. It's evident that I will celebrate 11 years in this comfortably unhappy place of employment. Unless I want to change. Which I do. I don't enjoy bitching about this place. It's fodder for the bar and former co-workers. It drains my emotions and time and distracts me from making a change.
Which is what the goal of writing all of this is supposed to do... incite change. Change is hard. Changes are difficult. They need to happen, but the comfortable state is settling for the easy way.
There are plans in the works for change. Perhaps a move to California. At the very least, deciding what best to do for income. Because when I look towards 11 years and turning 51 in 11 months, I want to look back and see a change. Not just another similar entry taking about change.
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January 2, 2011
All Is Quiet On New Year's Day
Well, that really wasn't true for me. You see, I was at a party with about 20 others, having many adult beverages. But sometime around 2am, it became quiet once my head hit the pillow.
Seems the proper way to ring in the new year is to cheer, shout and clap - putting the drink down for that brief moment of celebration - and then say your thanks and goodbyes to the host of the party.
As we get older, we tend to shorten our celebrations. Once a year is fine. A birthday is another occasion, but is almost always a quieter affair than the stroke of midnight on Jan 1st.
But cheer and joy and laughter, regardless of the time of the year, should never be silenced. There should always be something to smile about in your life.
And that's the general idea of what I want to make happen in 2011. So when the clock hits 11:59pm on Dec. 31, 2011, I want to have more cheers and not so many tears.
Seems the proper way to ring in the new year is to cheer, shout and clap - putting the drink down for that brief moment of celebration - and then say your thanks and goodbyes to the host of the party.
As we get older, we tend to shorten our celebrations. Once a year is fine. A birthday is another occasion, but is almost always a quieter affair than the stroke of midnight on Jan 1st.
But cheer and joy and laughter, regardless of the time of the year, should never be silenced. There should always be something to smile about in your life.
And that's the general idea of what I want to make happen in 2011. So when the clock hits 11:59pm on Dec. 31, 2011, I want to have more cheers and not so many tears.
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