Resolutions

Welcome to 2012!

Eggnog has been drunk, food eaten, gifts opened and family and friends have all gone home. The holidays are officially over.

It’s customary on January 1st for many people to make New Year’s resolutions. By definition, a resolution is a formal expression of opinion, will, or intent. In other words, we say we are going to do something but most of us fall short of our goals and instead end up feeling bad about ourselves.

Not good.

I was on Facebook not long ago and one of my friends (I wish I could remember who it was) said that she no longer made resolutions, but instead chose a word for the year. I decided that sounded infinitely more sensible and much more doable. I had to think for quite some time about the focus I wanted for this year. So what word did I pick?

Change.

I have a hard time with change, but considering the many upheavals I’ve had in my life, I think the universe is trying to teach me that change is nothing more than a part of life. I have to learn to trust myself to be okay with change—after all, I’m still here, relatively healthy and happy, and that has to count for something.

So, as the New Year unfolds, I vow to be open to new experiences, to go with the flow more, to not be so stuck in my ways. In other words, to not fear change quite so much. Oh, I don’t expect to take up world travel or skydiving anytime soon. I’m just not that kind of person. And, to be honest, it doesn’t interest me. It’s the daily challenges I am hoping to be more open to, the ones that really matter to my everyday life. We’ll see how it goes, but I’m hopeful.

Balance is another good word.

My life has gotten totally out of balance over the past few years. I have the best job in the world, but my time seems to be spent on writing, work pertaining to my writing, or reading. Not that there’s anything wrong with that, but I’ve put on a few pounds and all my other hobbies have dropped away. This year, I want to work on my health, which includes taking time to exercise, and to pick up an old hobby again or find a new one.

None of these goals will change the world, but they will change my world. And, in the end, I suppose if I change the world around me will too.

What do you want out of the coming year?

Oh, and last year I did do something entirely different for me—I wrote a historical Quickie for Ellora’s Cave entitled Lady's Minstrel. So, if you’re looking to start your new year with a romantic, erotic tale, be sure to check out Lady's Minstrel.


N.J. has always been a voracious reader, and now she spends her days writing novels of her own. Vampires, werewolves, dragons, time-travelers, seductive handymen, and next-door neighbors with smoldering good looks—all vie for her attention. It’s a tough life, but someone’s got to live it.

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