1/18/07

resolutions

so, i never got round to listing my resolutions. the ones i can remember (read - list off an email to adu) are as follows:

  • floss daily
  • do back exercises every day
  • memorize the hanuman chalisa
  • eat all those green healthy things i loved to avoid
  • eliminate luxury foods from my diet (more on this below)
  • read gandhi's "the story of my experiments with truth"
  • take better care of my clothes
  • not call shotgun
  • love everyone
  • give kindly and often
  • not bitch

at the end of the year, i will be a better person. if there are things anyone wishes to point out/add, please do. i shall include them in my list for next year :). so far i'm on day 18 and doing ok. here's what ok means:

  • flossing every day. my teeth are breathing now.
  • doing exercises, but sometimes i do a shorter set than other times. my backache is in control these days, touch wood.
  • hanuman chalisa duly memorized.
  • have ordered broccoli multiple times and eaten it too. turned this one into a resolve to eat one "healthy" and previously undesirable item a day.
  • no cakes, desserts, sweets, snacks. gandhi ji and i are on the same page here.
  • reading a little every day, and filling with greater awe. so far, have not burst.
  • taking some care. not to my dad's satisfaction, but it's a slow process. years and years of damage to undo.
  • not called shotgun.
  • it's not easy to love everyone, but i try some every day. my milestones aren't for public consumption though :).
  • again, slow progress, but at it - no doubt.
  • oooh, a hard one :). this is for others to judge me on, and check me when i fail.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

may be you should add the "not to be picky about food" resolution to the list as well... :)

8&20 said...

it kinda falls into the "eat healthy food" resolution. if it's healthy, i'll eat it and not be picky. if it's not healthy, it falls into the other "luxury food" category mostly - things that are not helping the body and thus, can be done without. :)