Christmas is over; I’m working to get trim. The weather is helping by snowing,
which forces me to shovel, which I did as soon as I got out of bed, before too
many paper boys and dog walkers had brought their heavy boots down on the
sidewalk and made the light snow hard to remove. It was only a dusting by Wakefield standards, but the fresh
air and mild exercise were invigorating.
I had to twist and bend my stiff body a bit. For breakfast I had coffee and oatmeal, a Spartan
start. But beginning the day on a
diet is much easier for me to do than ending it that way. I look forward in the evening to a
glass of wine and a good dinner, which rarely includes raw vegetables and small
portions. As the night wears on I
become the willing victim of cravings for sweet and/or salty treats. But my
weak resolve was encouraged this morning by something I read in “The Morning
Star.” It is a quotation from
William James:
To change one’s life:
1.
Start immediately.
2.
Do it flamboyantly.
3.
No exceptions.
This blog is about as ‘flamboyant’ as I get, so I’ve begun
with 1 and 2. Number 3 is where
the rubber hits the road. More
anon, or not.
After reading the paper, I ‘googled’ a bit about William
James and came upon another quotation from him that struck me as meaningful for
a new year:
Most
people never run far enough on their first wind to find out
they’ve got a second. Give your dreams all you’ve got
and you’ll be amazed at the energy that
comes out of you.
With these borrowed, pragmatic thoughts, I begin 2015 on the
road to verbal and physical ‘trimness.’
I wish you all health and peace to carry out whatever resolutions you
have for the New Year.
My friends Terry and Barbara who live in the house with the cats between the bucks and the gulls
The fire near the rink at Silver Star on New Year's Eve
Silver Star village on New Year's Eve
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