Okay, so for one week a year at most we all take a second out of our busy lives to reflect on what we perceive to be the elements holding us back socially, economically and spiritually. We invest precious seconds to collect those 8 or 9 elements, scribble them down on something (probably the back of a used envelope) and then proceed to forget about them for another 360 odd days or so as we blythely go about our crappy lives wondering why they don’t improve. It’s a tradition. And it’s one I abhor. It’s been 30 plus years (shut it) of my doing just that, more or less, and still crap crap crap! Well the crap stops here. My resolutions are always about specifics: eating, talking, living. But no more! This year I’m boiling my resolutions down to one point. Fear. I will not have fear in 2010. Not in a real way. I think fear is highly underrated where life is concerned. We should be afraid! We should be afraid of things like traffic, electricity, and bitches at work. Fear of these things keeps us aware of them and when you’re aware, there are no surprises! But those big issues aren’t what’s holding me back. I have small fears, like grabbing a metal handle on a dry day and giving myself a shock. Or playing video games like a pussy who’s afraid of getting cyber-shot even though I can hit restart whenever I want. Or wearing bright coloured clothing even though I’d rather go through life like a big black hole…like my emotions. What were we talking about? Oh yeah, this year I resolve not to sweat the small stuff. I am going to go through life grabbing metal handles without grounding myself first! I will show Grand Theft Auto what stepping to the dark side is all about and as for that bitch at work. If she’s not made of metal or a hooker in level 6 of Grand Theft Auto, then I got nothing…but I’m not afraid of that.

All the best to you and your fears in 2010!
xox
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