"everyone wants something. and when you know what a man wants you know who he is, and how to move him." ~ petyr baelish a.k.a. littlefinger, in g.r.r. martin's "a storm of swords"

"i have no special talents. i am only passionately curious."

~ albert einstein.

resolutions

happy new year. (",)

ok. so i've been meaning to do this for the past few days: re-starting a blog again. yes, no grammatical error there. since it's that time of year when people write the resolutions they will guiltily break in a few weeks, i've decided to ride this particular bandwagon and see where it takes me.

the first thing i resolved to do was re-start a blog again. supposedly, on the first day of the new year. well, that didn't work. so i  said to myself, well, there's always chinese new year, why not then? so i waited three weeks. and i still wasn't able to re-start a blog again.

procrastination. kills you everytime.

lately i've been having difficulty finding the time to sit down, gather my thoughts, write them down, and post them on a blog (much less act on them). i do get to share these thoughts with others to preserve my sanity but nothing beats "publishing" your thoughts so they may also torment others. that's what makes facebook and twitter so popular, i guess.

i have to get my groove back. which means managing my self in relation to time. but, afraid of falling into the "new year's resolution trap", i've decided to "tweanker" (tweak and tinker) with this old tradition. so like a good little management student, this is what i'll do: write resolutions (i've already thought of three), break them down in action points (which i may be adding to as the year progresses), and, to give myself a sense of accomplishment, set milestones.

here goes.

my resolutions are simple: healthy, wealthy, and wise. sounds like something they teach you in grade school, doesn't it? too general, too vague, too detached from the realities of the world i move in. thus, the need for action points and milestones.

for "healthy", i'll start with: reduce the intake of softdrinks. how about once a week? or perhaps, half a liter or less per week? now for "wealthy": minimize credit card use. no swiping except for tickets and gas? hmmm. i'll have to think about that some more (shopaholics' creed: "do i need this?") and for "wise": blog more. two to three entries a week.

sounds good. sounds solid. now to make an excel file, print it out, and post it in my office and bedroom. make or break time starts today.

"know that you are greater than any result, good or bad. identify yourself with the bigger picture and not the minute details.”

~ deepak chopra

"practice is required if you want to master your craft. always try to stay inspired. go out for a nice walk, talk to people, read books. and finally, stay humble. talent can get you places, but it's character that will keep you there." ~ paolo reyes

"confidence comes not from always being right but from not fearing to be wrong."

~ peter t. mcintyre

"throughout the centuries, there were men who took first steps, down new roads, armed with nothing but their own vision."

~ ayn rand

the adventures of light. coming soon. (",)

"throughout the centuries, there were men who took first steps, down new roads, armed with nothing but their own vision." ~ ayn rand

"if you shoot for the stars and hit the moon, it's ok. but you've got to shoot for something. a lot of people don't even shoot." ~ confucius

"you need a mind open to possibility, conditioned to love the creative spirit we all have inside ourselves."

~ yanni

"wise men speak because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something."

~ plato

..."it is not a question of 'being eloquent before the dumb.' the people are not dumb, which is your conceited mistake and mistaken conceit..."

~ conrado de quiros, in his pdi 9jan12 column "there's the rub"

"i never did anything worth doing by accident."

~ plato

"the gods give each of us our little gifts and talents, and it is meant for us to use them. any act can be a prayer, if done as well as we are able."

~ lady smallwood in g.r.r. martin's "a storm of swords"

"great things are done by a series of small things brought together."

~ vincent van gogh

"if you must play, decide on three things at the start: the rules of the game, the stakes, and the quitting time."

~ chinese proverb

"the secret to a rich life is to have more beginnings than endings."

~ david weinbaum

something "new" connotes a change from a previous state; and, hopefully, a "positive difference".

may your resolutions reflect your "newness". and may they fill the world with goodness and peace.

may you continuously make a difference in your own little corner of the world.

love more, learn more, be more, do more, live more.

may you have the grace to recognize how blessed you have been and how blessed you are.

happy new year! (",)