While we were eating dinner on January 1st of the
New Year, my son asked me if I had made a resolution for 2013. Well, after contemplating if I should share
or not, I decided that he should hear my plans for the year. I thought by teaching him that I think about
these things, maybe it would encourage him to think about it too. So I began to rattle off a list of
resolutions I wanted to accomplish each month in 2013.
I told him how many kitties I plan to make, how many
paintings I intend to complete and the patterns I want to create. (This of course is in addition to art that is
already on my schedule.)
My husband then decided to join in the discussion by telling
me that what I just mentioned were not resolutions but goals. Interesting, because I thought they were one
in the same. (Which I of course, boldly
stated to him.) He then began to explain.
He tells us, resolution means to decide to NOT do
something. He gave us some examples;
give up eating between meals, give up road rage episodes, talk on the cell
phone less, getting ready for school on time (?), etc.
He then stated that goals are things you are going TO
do. (I didn’t argue with him because
this was not something that warranted an argument . . . . besides he was
wrong.)
He also stated that resolutions are not meant to be
fulfilled. (I thought that was an interesting
addition.)
But then I got a shock,
. . . He says, “Goals will be fulfilled.”
WOW! I just got an
awesome compliment. He actually believes
that I will be able to accomplish the list that I rattled off! I was speechless.
I’m not sure if I just taught my son the intended lesson or
not. But in any case I had my husband’s
support to continue my art and strive for the new goals I had set.
So my question to you is; are your resolutions or goals? In any case, I hope you are able to fulfill
your dreams.
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~Judy =^..^=
“Where there is love, there are always miracles.’ ~Willa
Cather
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