More Spaghetti I Say

My Take on New Year's Resolutions

The item in the photo is my baby toy from 1961.

The glitter still moves when you shake it.

I have no idea what the liquid is?

Probably some toxic chemical.

No matter, it reminds me of my beginning

and as the year comes to a close, that baby rattle reminds me to begin again.

What does that mean to me?

It means to not just remember my core self,

but to live and to embody my core self.

Who or what is that?

My deep revere and love of nature. (Yes, I am morbidly afraid of snakes since 1967 and sharks since 1975, but I don’t wish to harm them!)

My desire to laugh often and deeply.

I want to learn something new as often as possible (and I want that “something new” to be something good)

I wish to travel to places seen and unseen by me.

I want to be my own boss. I do not do well with others telling me what to do and how to do it.

I love Brunch. I want Brunch.

I mean I really, really love Brunch, but I don’t want to make it or clean up after it.

I’m talking about an outdoor café, looking out on to beauty, with the best cup of dark roast coffee, food that comes in small portions of wonder and delight and if I am really going for it, someone to share the experience with me.

Okay, when I was little, I didn’t “know” about Brunch, but indulge me here. It’s now part of my core person, and since we’re talking about me here, I get to establish a fluidity in the definition of “core”.

I want music in my life. I do have it, but I want more!

I sort of love the “more” aspect of where this is all going. Not greed, but a filling of the places where I feel empty or a need. I think this is good. (Were you afraid I was going all Gorden Gekko “Greed is Good”?)

Too often (and this irks me), around this time of year, people make resolutions that involve deprivation and self-flagellation masked as “goals”.

I just want to keep going forward and when I fall back, I want to get up, dust off my jeans, check for wear and tear, and keep moving forward again.

Is that a “goal”? As for the “More Spaghetti I Say”-it’s from a children’s book, and the message is to do and have more of what you love. That’s my idea of a New Year’s Resolution.

 What is the core of you? Share below, please. Let’s revel in defining who we are at the center.