A lot of folks around this time of the year like to sit around and take stock of themselves. This period of self-improvement or self-loathing depending on how you look at it is meant to bring forth some sort of meaningful change. For most people the new year provides us with the motivation needed to quit smoking or lose weight or give up watching MTV. I'm no different. I too have set some modest goals for myself moving forward in 2011 and that's the subject of "The Chili" today.
First off, about the blog itself, I could have renamed "The Chili" to "The Broth" last year. I didn't devote the time and attention to it that I wanted to. Six entries is no way to do things and for that I am sorry. Folks have been asking when I would start blogging again and up until about Christmas I wasn't sure I would do it again. I told myself that the only way I would do it is if I made a commitment to it. Call it my third job. Expect me to give you two installments a week. One will be a more central themed blog and one will have a bunch of random quick takes. I'm hoping it will keep my creative juices flowing and keep you entertained.
Another resolution is that I will finally after years of procrastination and neglect on my part address my weight problem. I did a stand-up set a few weeks back and someone was nice enough to record it for me and my plan was to post it on my facebook and stuff but I couldn't bare to watch it. I was embarrassed to look at myself. I looked like Chris Farley and not the happy-go-lucky "Tommy Boy" type but rather the near death, get me a 8-ball and ham sandwich Chris Farley. It was sobering to say the least. You just never think you are that big, you look around and you say things like "ahhh that dude is bigger than me, Good thing I'm not that guy" but upon furthur review I AM that guy and it's sad and it's going to change this year. I have made the life and death committment to do like friend Jeff would say and "Get it Fixed".
The key to making it all work is to not try and change a hundred things all at once. Odds are you'll do everything half-assed and give up by March. Better yet, just take two things you want to see different and bust your ass to get those things accomplished. Nothing beats a resolution made.......except a resolution realized.
1 comment:
I usually don't make resolutions, but made about 4 of them with Jeff this year. I think we have already broken them all.
We're still committed to them, though...I refuse to give up just because I slipped up! Good luck to you in your goals, it sounds like you have the right attitude and the will to accomplish them. The only thing left is to just do it!
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