Monday, December 26, 2011



first image found here, second here.
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new year's promises to myself: i'm going to try and walk most everyday like i used to and i'm going to get back to yoga class.  i'm also going to pay off some debts and get myself a passport.  lastly,  i'm going to take my reading seriously.  i started a column over there on the right; a list of books to which i will add titles as i finish each.  i want to look over the list now and then and think about the books, try and recall details, remember the images i had in my head of the places and people.  the book project is about a larger struggle i have with myself that i see clearly in how i read.  i find that my natural inclination is to fly through a book and even if i love it i seldom think it over after i'm through or even remember names and places and stories.

what do you hope to pay more attention to in the new year?

2 comments:

Jane Flanagan said...

I love your resolutions. Mine involve exercise and debt too. But I also want to spend more time with people. I started doing this already, but it's taken me a long time to understand that my longing for solitude can leave me lonely at times. Paying more attention to that balance is my goal.

The Oak Leaves said...

how my garden grows!!!