I Resolve...

The beginning of a new year is about change. Usually, there is a specific process I undergo whenever change occurs: I first abhor it because I am comfortable with where I am, what is going on, and who Stacia is. Then, after a minuscule panic attack or two, I come to realize that, in general, old things must continue and I try to go on as before. It usually doesn't take long before I discover that I can't go on as before, I need to adapt to the new change. I do, as painful as it is, adapt. New Stacia. New schema of Stacia. I then embrace the change as if I had planned it myself. I entertain myself with the idea that whatever happened is "precisely how I had hoped it would be" and I get cozy with the new me. Not surprisingly, just as that happens, (yep, you guessed it,) another CHANGE! and yada yada yada, the cycle continues.

Now, I know that this happens to virtually everyone on the planet to some degree. And most everyone, including myself, actually encourage change at this time of year. So, knowing this will be painful, I will start my New Year's Resolutions (however late they are in coming.) I do not dare type them out into cyberspace, because who knows how well I will follow through; however, I will say this: they are there and I have half a mind to actually accomplish them (which is more than I can say for most of the previous years' resolutions.)

So to all of you who are starting up on your New Year's "Changes", I say in the words of Red, "Keep yer' stick on the ice."

pps. (Do I need an excuse to post a picture of Siena?)