A Happy New Year to my fellows here.
A few thoughts and observations from a determined tee-totaler now.
I have my resolutions made. One is to run a 10K distance on the outdoor circuit. I seem to have hit a wall last year at the 6K distance, and now am resting up during this holiday season. All that cigarette and booze damage takes a while to undo it seems, but I?m getting there.
Another one, is to drop another 4 to 5% body fat, and hopefully see that abdominal six-pack bulging from what just to be an ugly beer gut just a little over 2 years ago. My weight is right on the money, so no more distance to go there, but need more muscle mass. It will be a lot of work for sure.
As to plans for this next year, there are many. My mind is clear like never before, and there will no be foggy, gut-wrenching, splitting-headache hangover for me tomorrow. No sirree. Further spiritual and emotional growths are the main destinations for 2008.
As for this evening, well, I?m just going to veg-out on some DVD?s, and do some serious financial analysis of my personal situation. I want to start tomorrow morning with all the bills, receipts, investments all squared away 100%, and ready to go. I got the new Simpsons movie, and the Futurama movie, so my DVD viewing will be pretty light-hearted comics for the child ?Neil?.
There is not even the slightest bit of desire to go out, gulp down noxious liquids that poison the brain, liver, and spirit. This is fantastic, because I am filled with even greater HOPE and HAPPINESS than ever before. Oh, I could go out to a local club, and see the masses getting shit-faced and goofy, but as they say, been there-done that. I really do like being sober, and in-control of my life. At midnight, I may however, engage in the local tradition of a small bit of fireworks, as they are legal year-round here. Out here in the boonies, a bit a noise making at the mark is ?de rigueur? for the widely spaced inhabitants.
In the end here, it is hard to convey the good feelings I have for the future and the coming year. Again, being sober and healthy, and finding a way to be totally OK and satisfied with it was just a wild fantastic dream I had many years ago.
Now I?m living it.
Happy New Year to you all.
Neil
A few thoughts and observations from a determined tee-totaler now.
I have my resolutions made. One is to run a 10K distance on the outdoor circuit. I seem to have hit a wall last year at the 6K distance, and now am resting up during this holiday season. All that cigarette and booze damage takes a while to undo it seems, but I?m getting there.
Another one, is to drop another 4 to 5% body fat, and hopefully see that abdominal six-pack bulging from what just to be an ugly beer gut just a little over 2 years ago. My weight is right on the money, so no more distance to go there, but need more muscle mass. It will be a lot of work for sure.
As to plans for this next year, there are many. My mind is clear like never before, and there will no be foggy, gut-wrenching, splitting-headache hangover for me tomorrow. No sirree. Further spiritual and emotional growths are the main destinations for 2008.
As for this evening, well, I?m just going to veg-out on some DVD?s, and do some serious financial analysis of my personal situation. I want to start tomorrow morning with all the bills, receipts, investments all squared away 100%, and ready to go. I got the new Simpsons movie, and the Futurama movie, so my DVD viewing will be pretty light-hearted comics for the child ?Neil?.
There is not even the slightest bit of desire to go out, gulp down noxious liquids that poison the brain, liver, and spirit. This is fantastic, because I am filled with even greater HOPE and HAPPINESS than ever before. Oh, I could go out to a local club, and see the masses getting shit-faced and goofy, but as they say, been there-done that. I really do like being sober, and in-control of my life. At midnight, I may however, engage in the local tradition of a small bit of fireworks, as they are legal year-round here. Out here in the boonies, a bit a noise making at the mark is ?de rigueur? for the widely spaced inhabitants.
In the end here, it is hard to convey the good feelings I have for the future and the coming year. Again, being sober and healthy, and finding a way to be totally OK and satisfied with it was just a wild fantastic dream I had many years ago.
Now I?m living it.
Happy New Year to you all.
Neil
c: :heart:
Comment