New Year. New Goals. Hello 2022

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It’s that time of year. Everyone is bursting with energy after the holidays and saying goodbye to another year. Can I just say 2021 will not be my favorite year ever? Just saying.  

2022 has brought a serious amount of snow to my side of the world. This is Luna’s first snow. I loved to watch her play and stick her muzzle down in it. Seeing her frolic with something new reminded me I’m supposed to love what I do. To have that joyful, fun frame of mind when something new pops up. Because the way I’ve been acting, new stuff equals stress.  

Bbutler Luna’s first snow.

About the time my puppy changed my attitude, I realized that’s what I wanted to work on this year. Health. All kinds of health. Mental health. Relationship’s health. And I could eat a vegetable here and there for argument’s sake. Give my machine a detail, then treat it right.  

Luck was on my side when I couldn’t seem to nail down my goals for the year. As usual, the mysteries of the universe knew I needed to take a breather. It wasn’t until I had my word for the year that the goals seemed to line up like they’d been waiting for their starter pistol.  

I’m going to put this here because I don’t know who needs to hear it. I know I do. Maybe you do too. Good things don’t have to hurt. They don’t even have to be super hard work. Good things can be easy. Especially when you listen in on the clue’s life is dropping from the sky.  

After writing things down, here’s where things landed. I’ll include a couple of personal ones too, but this is geared more towards writing. 

  • Finish “Killing Me.” It still has 20k to go.

  • Finish “Rescue Me.” It still has 19k to go.

  • Blog consistently. For me, that’s every Wednesday and sometimes on Friday.

  • Do Nanowrimo.

  • Write one fresh new book.

  • Edit one book.

  • Take six classes this year. A mix of personal interests and writing classes.

  • Pull everything out of one software and transfer it into Scrivener.

  • Keep track of my writing expenses.

  • Take part in the four writing groups I’m a member of.

  • Write every day in my five-year journal.

  • Keep a reading log.

  • Clean my Dropbox. It’s a disaster.

  • Write 10 minutes every day.

  • Do one fun activity every day. For me, this is gaming, or reading or watching a movie without checking my phone a gazillion times.

Sylwia Bartyzel

 

This is less than I did last year. At first, I wondered if I was selling myself short. No. I’m not. I’m making space for other things. The entire planet needs to concentrate on health. My wanting to slow the train down and then take a stroll doesn’t mean the train is going to be late. It means it will be in great condition when I get wherever I’m going. I’ve got a bet with myself. I’ll be better at what I do for taking a breath and getting grounded.  

My wish for you is that your year will be just as you need it to be. I love this meditation and send it out into the world. “Maybe you be healthy. May you be happy. May you be safe. May you live with ease.” Here’s to 2022!