☤ fifty -three

[as_damaged]

I remember reading, somewhere, that upwards of eighty percent of New Year's Resolutions are abandoned, many of them within the first few weeks of the year. Whether that's because people tend to set unreasonable goals, or because the superstition surrounding New Year's Eve isn't strong enough to provide the necessary motivation, I can't say.

A more realistic goal would be to indulge in reflection a little more frequently, and not leave it all for the depths of winter. To change when change is necessary. To act instead of merely reacting. Manageable goals with concrete progress markers might not be as impressive as quitting smoking cold turkey, or losing a hundred pounds, or writing a novel, but they have a better success rate. That, at least, seems worth a resolution.



[ooc; ...convolutedly, that's her secret resolution. >> to be less passive and more of an agent in her life.]

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[oshutup.livejournal.com]

[ THANK GOODNESS for were-adultness ;; lmff...well, maybe....sometimes Peter considers that he must be responsible enough to remember he won't even have a day out of a month when he leaves, that this is a gift not to be weakened simply for having it at all... ]

In the event of actually writing it, I half expect I would keep it within the family anyway.

[ His laugh is soft and a little rough and very much like the kind of shrug people use to move on in a conversation. ]

What sorts of writing do you like?

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[as_damaged]

These days, really, it's all I can do to stay up to date on medical journals.

[She sounds amused. And, after a moment's pause, adds:]

I like Henry James, though. The Golden Bowl.