I spent most of the weekend — well at least the part of it that did not involve pre-game, THE GAME, and post-game analysis of the Packers-Cowboys game — pursuing my traditional January clean-up. I am a Packer fan through and through, and I cannot commit to anything else too big on game days. Fortunately, my team won, and I did not have to totally abandon the clean-up efforts for pouting and drowning my sorrows.
Even with the concentration on the Big Game, I also was able to work in some serious “clean up and toss out” to keep my January promises to myself. January is the time of year when I reassess my goals, review my game plan and get rid of everything that is in the way of accomplishing what I set out to do. I used to joke that the dog should not get in the way of these serious activities or, surely, he, too, would get thrown out!
This is a necessary process for me. It clears my mind and forces me to think about things that get lost in the frenzy of the other 11 months of the year, especially November through December. (Speaking of that, I am considering initiating a referendum to move Thanksgiving to a different time of year. I am not so sure about the historic accuracy of all the Pilgrims-Indians thing anyway, and it sure complicates the Fall calendar. If we really want to highlight the contributions of the first Americans, we should not be running out on Black Friday to bargain grab and trimming the Christmas tree within days after Thanksgiving. Really. Think about it and tell me if you want to join in the effort.)
But, I digress. My point is that you need to take advantage of the lousy weather in January, which seems to be pretty much nation-wide this year, and do some cleansing of your own. Save time for some serious goal-setting and throw in a few New Year’s resolutions that you forgot to make earlier this month. Make it a clean new slate, and reach high. This may just be the year when you get what you want. You will never know if you do not plan for it and try for it.
Good luck. And I know that you also wish me good luck next weekend for the Packers-Seahawks face-off. If the Packers win, I promise to clean out a few extra drawers to show my appreciation!
