In January, at the start of a new year, many people want to recap the previous year. Sometimes it'll be a narrative about what they learned and accomplished. Other times it'll be a bullet list of some sort. I'm not doing either. Why? Because 2011 wasn't one of my favorite years, and I'd rather look forward, not back. The past several months of 2011, in particular, sucked. On a lot of levels. Just gonna be honest about it. As far as 2011 is concerned, I'm OVER it. I don't want to look back on it, I don't care to analyze it and I don't care to rehash the damned thing. It's over, it was what it was and that's all there is. Finis.

Now, onward to 2012. Resolutions, you ask? Goals, you ask? No, I'm not going to engage in the process because I don't want to put false pressure on myself or foist expectations on my shoulders that I may or may not meet. Most of the time, resolutions are doomed to fail. Then you get nothing but a big ball of guilt stuck in the middle of your chest -- or your throat -- enough to choke on. Not doing that to myself. This is the year of anti-resolutions for me. This year I will simply live, do and be. Who knows what will come out of it, but I guess we'll know at the end of this year...right?

2012: Just BE yourself & DO what you will. What's meant to happen, will.