Losers live in the past. Winners learn from the past and enjoy working in the present toward the future. - Denis Waitley
I have not been blogging much this last half of the year, but I would like to remind not just my limited numbers of readers, but myself, that does not mean there is nothing to be grateful for. In fact, each and every day I find more than enough to be grateful for.
In this month’s issue of Success magazine, Ron White speaks on the free CD / DVD included in the magazine about having a winning year. Just like a sports team has a winning season by winning over 50% of its games, we too should strive to recognize our own winning seasons by focusing on how many good things, or days we has versus bad. With that in mind, I can say emphatically that this year was a smashing success, and I have no apprehension about repeating and even improving upon that success in 2009.
With the year coming to a close and a new one just about to begin, I sit here on the eve of 2009 to once again remind mainly myself, that we don’t need a January 1st to get started over again. We don’t need a “New Year” to set things right, get out the pen and pad and write a list of resolutions we hope to keep. All I have is the very moment I exist in. Yesterday is gone, and tomorrow is not even a promise. While I am blessed with time, I do not wish to choose on foscusing on how I screwed up this relationship, blew this diet, or “back slid” into old habits by not following resolutions. The only path that leads down is a self-destructive one of shame, in which most people including myself choose to become a victim.
The path I choose to take now is one of hope. Each night I go to bed and five t0 eight hours later I wake up and it is a new day, and each new day brings with it new opportunities to improve upon the new version of the old me. Did I meet each and every goal I had set for myself last year? No, but I did stop picking at my nails. Did I read one book a week? No, but I bought more than one book a week. Did I meet my goal weight? No, but I figured out what was holding me back. So with that in mind, to wrap up the year I will set just one resolution…
I Cary Darling resolve for the year 2009 to have more good days than bad, giving me another winning year.
Happy New Year!
Cary
