06 Jan

A NEW YEAR RESOLUTION ///

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this year, i will
spend more time at the beach,
with sand between my toes.


this year, i will
give up on the goal of less coffee
because more coffee means more pleasure,
and some vices are good.
i will indulge in a second piece of cake when offered,
and ironically stop worrying
that i'm so permanently skinny.
who cares.


this year, i will
stop saying yeswhen i really mean no,
and stop saying no
when i'm too afraid to say yes.
i will stop caring what perfect strangers think,
and hold close the opinions
of those who care for me.


 this year, i will
leave aside mandatory daily moments for
savouring the first sip of coffee
rather than chugging it down in a rush,
prolonged belly rubs for a furry friend called kobi
rather than distracted pats,
five minutes of daydreaming
rather than relentless mental list-making,
a few seconds of smelling my perfume
rather than carelessly putting it on.


 this year, i will 
write so very much,
just for my own pleasure
and no-one else.
i will take time to enjoy words
rather than edit them.
i will marvel at their simplicity
and unknowability,
especially those untranslatable ones:


 this year, i will
be more protective of my time,
it's in short supply these days.


 this year, i will
stop making lists of things
i cannot possibly hope to achieve,
or even want to undertake.
but i will write a new list
if i don't have the
courage, sense, or wisdom,
to follow this one.


 


Resolution by Hila,  follow her blog at hila-lumiere.blogspot.com/

http://www.simplyyou.com/blog/