Friday, January 1, 2021

New Year's Resolutions

Jan Provoost (1462–1525) - The Crucifixion. Detail

Never let anger or defensiveness get in the way of understanding.

Withhold moral judgment until I have a clue.

Refuse to indulge in envy of people who achieve success.

Be kind.

Make a new friend.

Visit my old friends more.

Learn new things; find new fields in which to learn things I never knew existed.

Visit a city I've never been to, and a National Park I've never been to.

Keep listening to new music, and find a new musician or composer to love.

Read books by ten authors completely new to me.

Finish the first draft of a new novel.

Either place the my current novel with a publisher or self-publish it on Amazon like the last one.

3 comments:

  1. Hear, hear!

    Whatever differences any of us may have from one another, let us all continue to strive to do better, to be better, to grow, and to help one another.

    John, I know we have our disagreements and mutual frustrations, but I respect the hell out of you. Keep fighting the good fight. The world is better for it and for you.

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  2. I cuncur with G. Verloren!

    And I look forward to reading another novel by you, especially if archeology and mystery play into it.

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