It's 2018 and I'm still using Typepad and I STILL haven't any plan or intention to alter that. I'm beginning this year with obstinance and defiance. I intend to continue to be a badass warrior with an extreme literary bent. The "bent," however, probably needs to become a little bendier, as I haven't been writing regularly; I've barely been writing at all, actually. I had convinced myself that my voice had been weakened by my terrible, soul-sucking job at the law firm. It took me over a year to stop habitually labeling my writing (and my personality traits) as "hyperbolic." I had some sort of weird block and couldn't bring myself to write, and the little that I did compose felt...contrived and stale.
And that brings me to today, New Years Day, 2018. Overall, 2017 wasn't a terrible year. I did experience a few losses that had pervasive impacts on my emotional state, but thankfully, I also strengthened many of my newer friendships. I finally feel more established in all of my jobs. I feel stable...which brings me to my resolutions. I hope to continue the stability, but I become bored with the minutia of life very quickly. This means that I may need to make some moves.
1.) Return to WRITING. Write at least one blog post per month. Get back into freelancing and sell 2 articles this year.
2.) My book reading has become atrocious in terms of volume and frequency. Read a book every month, from start to finish.
3.) Do something about my lack of spiritually. I consider myself to be agnostic at this point, but I miss the regime of going to church and taking time for spiritual growth. I need to find a way to foster my spirit without feeling incongruent. I'm not quite sure what that even means.
4.) Permanence. Roots, but without a total disconnection from transience. This one's a bit formless, but I'm very hopeful that it will manifest in a life-altering way this year. We shall see.
I began this year with a new hair color and a new sense of badassery. I plan to make shit happen this year. #GSD (Get Shit Done.)
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