I have the general framework for my 2013 resolutions. I am going to make 2013 a year of balance, where I focus on the three major aspects of life - mind, body, and spirit. I am going to make it a point, each day, for the next 365 days, to do something each day to enrich my mind, my body, and my soul.
There are a variety of ways I plan on doing this:
Mind - in terms of the mind, I want to alter the diet of information that flows into my mind. That is going to mean reading and writing more purposefully and more deeply. That is going to mean being more deliberate about the media I consume, how I consume it, when I consume it. That is going to mean trying to engage my mind more by playing challenging games, doing challenging puzzles, and staying focused on them.
Body - in terms of the body, I want to be more conscious of my diet and more purposeful in exercising, but at the same time, be gentler with myself as well - make sure I am getting enough sleep, make sure I am getting enough quiet time, make sure I am getting enough relaxation. It is going to mean eating more purposefully as well - both in content and quantity.
Spirit - it terms of the spirit, I am going to spend a little bit of time each day in meditation, and dedicate a little portion of each day to prayer. I am going to incorporate spirit in more of my daily considerations and activities, and simply try to move through the world with a more spiritual focus.
All of these can and will be intermingled - some of them go very naturally together. For example, I may focus more on Tai Chi practices, since that is an excellent mingled of all three. I can learn more (mind) about spiritual subjects (spirit). There is a lot of opportunity for cross pollination in these three areas.
I think what it comes down to in the new year is the more deliberate pursuit of balance in my life, all across the board. It will be challenging of course, because there are always outside pressures that are trying to push us off balance and sometimes they can be almost overwhelming - but the art of life lies in the trying. We accept that we will not always succeed. We simply focus on always trying. I kind of like that as the mantra for the coming year. "Always Try".
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Also, since one of the things I truly love doing is watching movies, I am going to keep a yearly count of all the movies I watch from beginning to end, to look back at the end of the year at what I watched and when. I've already started the year by watching two movies that I enjoyed - one new and one slightly older. I went out today with Tony and Tyrone and we saw "Les Miserables". It was an enjoyable depiction of the play and within it the performance by Samantha Barks stood out. Then, I came home and as I moved through the afternoon I watched the very excellent Prometheus. A good start to the year, movie wise.
Movie #1: Les Miserables & Movie #2 Prometheus
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