100 Things

Another lovely piece from the Good Men Project website.

100 things to do more often in 2014

A little piece on New Year's Resolutions

Why Do We Need New Year’s Resolutions?

I’m sure more experienced writers have tackled this issue. Why are these “resolutions” such a necessity in our lives once our calendars make that annual flip to January 1? Is it that “everyone else is doing it”, task that provokes us to want to be part of that “in-crowd”? Whatever it is, we have all different reasons for broadcasting our New Year’s resolutions to the world.

So Mr. Huck will offer his take on the subject at hand. Perhaps some of us take a look back at the previous year and wonder that famous “what could have been” type of thought. What if we did finally see Rome? What if we did not make that mistake in that relationship with a loved one? What if we did finally quit smoking? Or maybe we just wanted to get back to the gym and get ourselves in shape, but we just couldn’t make the time (famous last line) to do so.

Coming from my perspective, I am that “there is always room for improvement”, type of guy. I think that comes from being in Farmhouse Fraternity when I was at Western Kentucky University.  I always start the year thinking of improvements I should make in my life. Others would roll their eyes, and so be it. When you have been blessed with a good memory in your DNA, then you always remember the little stuff. When I say little stuff I mean that time when I was disrespectful to the Bulgarian hostel owner that I worked for, or the time when I little selfish motives came before that of someone else’s and I was reprimanded as a result of it.

Year after Year my primary resolution is simple: be a better man than you were last year. Naturally, (if you know me well) secondary resolutions usually consist of how ‘ole Johnny should be in better physical shape, or be healthier than the previous year.  Occasionally there is a resolution that relates to drinking – drink two or three fewer pints than the previous year, or hold off on the scotch until you gotta sing at the annual Christmas party.

Some may resolve to lose those extra pounds; others feel the need to finally get financially fit. I know a few folks who desire to visit certain countries or world-famous landmarks. Or some just want to do something different for a change, such as get into hot yoga – I’d love to get back to doing some of that hot (literally) stuff again sometime soon too.  Remember to be as positive as possible, ask others for support and never, ever give up. Those three key ingredients will help you to reach your goals, and then some. 

God Bless and Goodnight. 

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Happy New Year

Dec. 31st. New Year's Eve - A time for reflection. A time to pause, and be reminded of all that has come and gone regardless of its effect on our lives. Some of us reflect on lives that have passed. 

I reflect on my musical hero. A man they called Possum was called to God's heavenly choir of Honky Tonk Angels this past year. He touched the lives of many. His music told stories that made us think he was singing about our lives. In the last years of his life we learned some valuable lessons: that with faith we can conquer anything, and the unwavering love a woman can bring a man back from the deepest pit of despair.

No one will ever fill his shoes, but we remember a true musical saint whose sound will carry on forever.

So I lied

First post from the yellow pad writings will be sometime tomorrow or Wednesday.

Have good evening.

Notes from a Yella' Pad

 Greetings Everyone. It looks like I have started a new action plan for the coming new year. Actually the task has already begun. This evening I went to Costco and purchased a huge pack of little yellow pads 24 pads at 50 sheets a piece actually.

The goal/challenge is this: I will be writing thoughts, ideas, recollections, observances, whatever moves me that day, on these little yellow pads. Then I will take the written words after OCD'n (short for over correcting) the works and post them. I hope to post nightly, but there is no guarantee of that right now.
There is one catch all writings will be one hundred words or less. One time a week an exception can be made. So I look forward to sharing the first few tomorrow. 

Merry Christmas Ya'll

Hello Everyone. I know I haven't updated My. Bloggy-thing here since I left Poland. My apologies for that one. I could lie and say I've been busy but there are 24 hours in a day, and I've been doing a little bit of sleeping. I have also been doing my fair share of work and spending time with family as well. I am doing a little bit of everything at Memphis Animal Clinic and will be working there for at least three more weeks.

I do have a flight that is scheduled to leave Memphis on January 18th for Warsaw, via Detroit and Amsterdam. How long go back for is something I am unsure of at the moment. I really want to just stay home work and make some progress in life. Doing a little writing and having meetings with a few ministers are also some tasks I am considering as well. Clearly I have a lot of work to do on this blog, and I do realize that. Perhaps I will attack that sometime soon. I have already stated that I will only work Monday-Thursday the next few weeks - considering we are a little overstaffed on Fridays anyway.

God Bless you all wherever you are in this big world.

Love,
JT