Day 4....Countdown to New Year's

   One day left in 2017; two days till 2018 arrives.

As I reflect about the year past and goals I set for myself, I think about those I accomplished and  those I did not.  I realize that not keeping or accomplishing certain goals was the fault of no one but me. 

I can't go and blame having to take care of other things or not having the time; as I could have taken the time or put other non-important things on hold for a while. 

Two  of my goals I had, as I mentioned yesterday for 2017 was to:

   a.  Write daily in my journal

    b.  Blog once a week

I had yet another that I wanted to do as well.  As I also said in a prior blog I'd tell you about my non-completed intentions for the year. 

I made myself a promise on January 1, 2017 that I would take and make time to concentrate on my writing. I had an intention to complete my book of 'flash fiction' stories but I did not even open that document on my computer or write anything new this year.  (Well at least I did not write any flash fiction. I did write a poem a day during poetry month in April.) Again WHY? WHY did I not concentrate on my writing?  

Since 2014, I have not kept any of the goals I mentioned prior. 

There are those of us, and I am one of them, that get so wrapped in with a cause, project and/or our daily life that we don't make or take time for ourself. I took on projects, became too involved in other things that I forgot about what the goals I mapped out. This coming year my objective is to keep goals I set. It won't be easy at times but I am determined to do so.  

Yes on January the first many will resolve to loose weight, eat better, work out more etc...goals that can be hard to keep at times. (The only one that requires the time to be set aside is the work out.) When we make goals to spend more time on our hobby, spend more time with family or more time for ourself we need to SET ASIDE that time to do so.  

Until tomorrow....enjoy the day as today is New Year's Eve Eve.  On New Year's Eve do you celebrate the end of the current year or the arrival of the new?