Ok ladies and germs. 2018 is just over the hill and it is never too early to be thinking about the dreaded resolutions. I have never really made resolutions in the past. Partly because I know I won’t stick with them and mostly because I pretend to be cool like ‘The Fonz’. But here is my list anyway and this year I resolve to follow them until at least the 4th.
I’ll join the runners at the starting line
I will clean those pantry shelves
Make a promise to spend more time
Creating a healthier self
Throw away all the junk food
Maybe head down to the gym
Eat less, walk more
And make my body slim
I will learn a new language
Maybe how to knit or crochet
I will put away all my pennies
To save for a rainy day
I’ll quit smoking and cussing
I’ll consume no more alcohol
I’ll adopt a pet, learn to cook
Start buying local and not at the mall
I’ll go to church, pray for peace
Try something new each day
I’ll learn to relate, to meditate
Speak only if I’ve something nice to say
I’ll be on time, get more sleep
Watch far less TV
I’ll say the words, “I Love You” more
To all my family
I’ll spend more time in the great outdoors
Enjoying the little things
I will become more confident
Maybe even learn to sing
I’ll stop judging people by the way they look
I’ll think before I speak
I’ll look for the good and ignore the bad
I will stand up for the weak
Spend less time on Facebook
More time on the Backyard Poet
I’ll write more blogs, make new friends
Be more considerate and show it
Quite a list. Mine is very short: survive long enough to see 2019.
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We can only hope that everyone comes to their senses before it is too late.
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Jerry, that list is very ambitious. Hmm..
I am still making lists for Christmas presents and dinner party.😊
Good luck
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Lists are easy, it’s the practice that I have trouble with.
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Good luck on that list.
I have only one resolution : Stay alive.
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Amen my friend.
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I love your list! Maybe I’ll adopt it and see how many I can meet!
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That is quiet a list but I must say Jerry a lot of things you resolve to do you have already done. You don’t smoke, you quit that long ago. you have always thought before you spoke, even if people didn’t like what you had to say, you have always been considerate and you have always shown it. You say I love you to your family all the time but saying it more never hurt. I Love you to the moon and back brother in law!!!!!!
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Wow! It sounds like it’s going to take a year to attempt these resolutions. 😄
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I figure the bigger the list, the better chance that I will get one accomplished.
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LOL. Great concept!👌
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Excellent, Jerry! I do believe you are already doing many of these AND many other good things! So keep up the good work! And we join you in trying to do this list/poem well! 🙂
I agree with a couple of people who commented before me…stay alive! 🙂
HUGS!!! 🙂
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I certainly wish for that myself.
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Okay, so what are you doing on the 6th?
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Probably eating cake and then taking a nap on the couch. You know, normal stuff. Until next December that is.
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Sounds fun
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last line is the best
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That is the way it should always be.
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Best of luck with these Jerry. It has left me with visions of you writing blog posts while on a running machine. 2018 could be the year of the Running Poet 🙂
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Perhaps in my speedo…
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Ah, another man who likes speedos. We should form a gang Jerry 🙂
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We could do the ‘Westside Story’ rumble dance.
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You are on Jerry. We need to get the first rehearsal date in the diary for 2018 🙂
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I resolve to find a job, or at least a source of income.
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It is a shame that the income does not match the talent… you would be a millionare my friend.
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Thank you, good sir! And if I was a millionaire I’d be able to afford a house in my hometown of San Jose.
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There’s so many things on this list that I never even thought of. Looks like mine just got a little bit bigger!😊
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The larger the list the more likely I am to accomplish at least one. Good luck on your list. Thanks for stopping by.
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Good luck to you. I’ve already given up on the year
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Thanks for stopping by and commenting. I’m hoping I can make at least one thing last until February.
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Jerry, that was an amazing post! I loved it! I was already for your twister at the end – “And then I woke up at 11:59 p.m. 12-31-2017 and realized it was just a bad dream!” LOL! Very worthy and admirable goal, My Friend!!
Best wishes to you and yours for a fabulous 2018!!
Chuck
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I wake up every morning and check the news in hopes of finding that it was all a dream. But alas…
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet and commented:
Come and read Jerry’s ambitious list of New Year’s resolutions!!
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Thanks for the reblog. It has been a pleasure to share 2017 with you and I hope 2018 brings you all the peace and happiness you can handle.
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Thank you, My Friend! And I feel exactly the same! I have really loved sharing with you and I’m hoping 2018 bring peace, happiness, health and more inspiration!!
Hope you and yours have a very Happy New Year’s!!!
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That’s an ambitious list! But I liked the last one the best. Happy New Years!
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Just covering all the bases so I have better odds at keeping at least one.
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