I don't usually do New Year's Resolutions. I don't see the point, as I never keep them, and why wait until January 1 to try to be a better person?
That being said, here are my NYR's.
I want to be more patient. Especially when I am working, my patience starts wearing thin. I want it done, and done now. And heaven forbid you interrupt me when I'm working on something. (Although I do tend to lose my train of thought easily, and it takes me a little while to get back to where I was. But maybe I'm making excuses.)
The other NYR is more internal. In true Buddhapalian (is that a word? - it is now) form, I want to practice right thought. I have been thinking that I use the word "hate" too much. As in, "I hated that movie", or "I hate mornings". It's really just a meaningless phrase, the way I'm using it, but I don't want to practice using it anymore. It would be better for me, and more accurate to say "That was not the best performance from that actor, and I found the plot hard to follow", or "I find it difficult to wake up in the morning." It's going to be a hard change, as it's so ingrained, so I'll allow myself two exceptions - when it's associated with "beets" or "the dog".
Happy New Year.
That being said, here are my NYR's.
I want to be more patient. Especially when I am working, my patience starts wearing thin. I want it done, and done now. And heaven forbid you interrupt me when I'm working on something. (Although I do tend to lose my train of thought easily, and it takes me a little while to get back to where I was. But maybe I'm making excuses.)
The other NYR is more internal. In true Buddhapalian (is that a word? - it is now) form, I want to practice right thought. I have been thinking that I use the word "hate" too much. As in, "I hated that movie", or "I hate mornings". It's really just a meaningless phrase, the way I'm using it, but I don't want to practice using it anymore. It would be better for me, and more accurate to say "That was not the best performance from that actor, and I found the plot hard to follow", or "I find it difficult to wake up in the morning." It's going to be a hard change, as it's so ingrained, so I'll allow myself two exceptions - when it's associated with "beets" or "the dog".
Happy New Year.
