I watched the inauguration today. I’ll see it again tonight at a friend’s house. ‘Twas truly amazing watching history being made. I’ve never been horribly interested in politics, but after the last 8 years, it’s hard not to take an interest in what’s going on in D.C.
So the overall feeling—not just for me but for thousands of others, it seems—is a sense of imminent change and improvement. But while these sentiments are for the country, I can’t deny that I feel a drastic need to improve myself. Now more than ever.
Every year I make resolutions, and every year most (if not all) get broken, if only briefly. Some resolutions are easy to restart, and others get derailed completely. But this time there’s greater motivation for me to live better, to get a better job, to save more money. To lose my gut, to travel more and to get more travel writing published. To be healthy, to make smart decisions, to be a better person. To truly realize my potential. And to blog more.
Maybe it’s temporary inspiration, and perhaps the momentum will fade as it often does with resolutions. Perhaps my inspiration will rise and fall with the successes and failures of the President. Or perhaps, once I’ve overcome the initial inertia, I’ll find the energy to keep going. After all, the hardest thing about getting a rock down a hill is the initial push. A body at rest tends to stay that way, a body in motion tends to keep moving. Where the difference lies, I’m hopefully going to find out.
Welcome, everybody, to the start of an amazing year. For me. And for all of us.
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