New Years Resolutions

[Mystical]

Hello everyone. I started the New year Resolution thread. Aww come on, someone had to I know most people make resolutions every year or goals. Would anyone like to share their's.

 

[koalabear]

Mine is .......not to make any resolutions....

 

[Chuckus]

Only one wish eh?

That's a toughie for me...............

but I suppose if I have to choose just one wish, it would be........

I actually stick with quitting smoking come January 1st. I really want to and need to........and just need to find the will power to do it. I have done it before, quit for years at a time ~ but started up again. I just hope this time I quit for good.

The second wish, IF I could have one would be ~ That my sister and my mother would find peace between them and quit bickering and bitching at each other and be mother/daughter and put the pettiness aside.

The third wish, IF could have another. That my dad's mother would quit her childish "I'm mad at all of you" and grow up and be a mother/grandmother/great grandmother to all of us who love her.

*This was posted in another thread and I copied and pasted my response in that thread into this one*

 

[Mystical]

Remember

Goals, wishes, or resolutions are what you want not a limit on that. I hope you get all you hope for in the new yr. I know what it was like when me and my brother was always at each others thaots my mom begged every year for us to get along better 10 years later we finally do. I just hope it doesn't take as long with you mother and sister. Also I hope your Grandmother will realise how important family really is. I know for me nothing is more important to me then family, not all blood is family but what makes a family a family is love and the bond between them. I have many friends I concider my family and would do anything for them. I also have a few adopted grandparents that I love dearly also. Heres to hopeing for a brighter year for you Chuckus.

 

[LordMagicMan]

I dont have one.. I'm just posting because you made me

 

[Chuckus]

Re: Remember

Goals, wishes, or resolutions are what you want not a limit on that. I hope you get all you hope for in the new yr. I know what it was like when me and my brother was always at each others thaots my mom begged every year for us to get along better 10 years later we finally do. I just hope it doesn't take as long with you mother and sister. Also I hope your Grandmother will realise how important family really is. I know for me nothing is more important to me then family, not all blood is family but what makes a family a family is love and the bond between them. I have many friends I concider my family and would do anything for them. I also have a few adopted grandparents that I love dearly also. Heres to hopeing for a brighter year for you Chuckus.

Well you know it just makes things difficult for me, because I wind up playing "peacemaker" between my mom and my sister. They both just need to remember that "Life is TOO SHORT". My mom can be a bitch and so can my sister, but they need to get past it. I dislike some of the things my mom does or the way she acts sometimes but so what. She is a good lady and she has earned the right to act as she wants, it is after all her life.

Family is important to me. In fact, it would be nice IF they could all get along for once. Generally speaking we do, but it is this conflict my mother and sister have, along with my grandma and her children (all 9 of them) that just pisses me off. All the children and all the children's children(that would be me and my cousins) get along and are great to one another but I think my grandmother is just becoming old and senile. I love her dearly and she is a great lady and all..........but damn just maybe she could put the past aside for once. She is still mad over who knows what from 20 years ago that makes no difference now. Hell, I don't think she knows why she is even mad............I mean WTF?

Thanks Mystical..........you know sometimes just letting it out does help (I already knew that) but sometimes I wish I could find a way to FORCE them to put aside their petty differences, but I know that can't happen.

Yes, I think this year will be a banner year for me either way. I have some personal goals that I AM GOING TO ACHIEVE. No two ways about it. The first is quitting smoking. The others are there too and maybe one day I will speak them...........

Thanks Mystical.

To all, I wish you all the success this upcoming year.

 

[Mystical]

Your welcome Chuckus. And I know what you mean about grandma being pissed for something she probably doesn't remember one way or the other. My grandma was like that two for many years against the triplets, (my mom, my 2 aunts) but when my Aunt (1st one out) had to have a hyst because of cancer, then my mom have to have a mesectomy for cancer, and my other Aunt (last one out) having found out she had ovarien cancer, my grandma finally put her differences aside for her girls. And she has 6 kids. But she is the queen B and sometimes over the years it has been hard to love her but I always do with the fine line. Thank god she is getting better at loveing all her kids and grandchildren and great grandchildren since she is getting older. But as I said before I really do hope this coming year is your year.

 

[Chuckus]

Your welcome Chuckus. But as I said before I really do hope this coming year is your year.

*hugs to Mystical*

Same to you.

 

[Mystical]

Thanks but it will be a long year but eventually work out.

 

[KillerMuffin]

I have one recurring New Years Resolution.

Not to kill anyone this year.

So far so good this year. It helps that I'm no longer driving.

I think NYRs can be good as long as they're reasonable. For instance, someone who weighs 400 pounds shouldn't vow to get into a string bikini by May. You should never set yourself up for failure.

It's good to take stock of yourself every year. Where you were, where you are, where you want to be. See how things have changed and modify long term goals to accomodate them, plan short term goals, and talk yourself out of that rapid refund malarkey. For some gawdawful reason I do it in October.

That said, I sincerely hope my fellow Lit'zens can succeed with the goals they're setting for themselves.

 

[Chuckus]

Thanks but it will be a long year but eventually work out.

Indeed it will Mystical, indeed it will. I honestly hope you have a good year this upcoming year............and each of us does.

 

[christo]

I need to lose a few pounds, and I need to get a better job, the usual resolutions everyone makes. But this year I want to write a novel. Not start a novel, not take 100 pages of notes, but start it, write it, and finish the damn thing. Getting published will be the goal for 2003.

 

[Mystical]

Good luck Cristo I have started and stop on my life story so many times I fear I will never get it done. Let me know when you have it published and I will go and buy it.

 

[alltherage]

Let me think. I think I said this somewhere but I want to finish my class work. Make that, finish my class work on time.

I resolve to be more open, to not loose my temper with my kids, and to have as many full body massages as I can during the next year.

Lastly, i resolve to finally fully develope the skills necessary to make the purchase of the ben wa balls i bought worth the price.

 

[drifter379]

What is it about the new year that makes folks put undue pressure on them selves?
If you didnt do it last year more than likely you wont do it this year either. So just take it one day at a time and see how it works out.