Resolutions 5: Commencement

We are finally, all wanderers in search of knowledge. Most of us hold the dream of becoming something better than we are, something larger, richer and in some way more important to the world and ourselves. Too often, the way taken is the wrong way, with too much emphasis on what we want to have, rather than what we wish to become
-Louis L’Amour-










Hindsight is, as they say, 20/20, and we often cannot understand the importance that our resolutions do or do not carry until we are looking back on them. All of us should take time as the deadlines of our resolutions draw near to us to do some introspection and ask ourselves a few questions.

Why did I set this resolution for myself?
Why did I fall short?
What allowed me to accomplish this goal?
What did this add to my life?

All to often my only analysis of my resolutions is binary: pass or fail. Today’s quote reminds me that the process is often more valuable than being able to put a check mark in the win column. Some of our goals simply add to the pile of stuff that will languish in our literal or metaphorical attics until they loose all value to us and are either given to consignment shops or decay. The goals that true matter are the ones that make us better for having endeavored to accomplish them. Then the lost weight, new skills, and finish line medals will all be bonuses.

So, see you at the finish line.