My Thoughts for the New Year

Everyone believes that we should make our goals for the year on January 1st. My personal experience with New Year's Resolutions has been disappointing at best. I find that I am alway making and breaking goals for myself. This is probably a character flaw that will hurt my innermost soul in the end. Being an ADD adult is not always easy but there are some never-changing goals in my pocket at all times. Renewal of these goals happen often and most of the time as I am going to sleep at night. This is when you know that everything is going to be easier after you get a bit of shut-eye. As I get older, I realize that time goes too fast and I need to be realistic in the things that I expect of myself. There is always someone down the street that is a "dynamo!" She never seems to make any mistakes. She has read her scriptures, showered, applied make-up, spit shined her home (bed made, no dishes in the sink, etc.) and her kids smile as they run to the bus with a perfectly finished report, complete with a professional scrapbook quality. Of course I don't have to worry about the reports anymore but everything else often seems out of my reach as I roll out of bed and shuffle around for an hour before I can utter a sentence that makes sense. I'm always 10 minutes late for work because "something came up" and I have always forgotten that "one item" that will make my life easier. I have great intentions though, and one of these days I will magically inherit organizational qualities that I have always wished for, but can't seem to make happen for myself.

Since I am not going to make any New Year's Resolutions, I think I will have a theme for this year. An uplifting thought that will inspire us and make us try a little harder to achieve the goals we have in our hearts. One of my favorite movies is A Knight's Tale. In that movie, as William's father is sending him off, he tells him to "Go And Change Your Stars". Of course, William does this. Through determination, hard work and making my heart go pitter patter, he "Changes His Stars". So Gates family, and anyone else that cares to listen to my banterings, you are going to get tired of hearing this but LET'S CHANGE OUR STARS!!!!!! We have health, creative minds and strong hearts. Let's make this year the one we talk about for the rest of our lives!!! I Love You!!!!!