...has never been a big occasion to me. I've pretty much always felt that the division of time into arbitrary blocks (or, not-so-arbitrary, I guess) creates unrealistic expectations. What is a year, anyway? I've lived 26 of them... what does that mean? Should I be at some stage of life at this point that I haven't reached? I prefer to just let time be, identify problem areas as they come up, and then deal with them. So, New Year's Resolutions? No... I don't have any.
That, and I think I've become as distrustful of ceremony as I have of dramatic things in general. I'm not sure now if that's a bad thing or not, but it definitely makes me consider New Year's a superfluous holiday.
I've been feeling really down and withdrawn lately, so I'm sorry I have yet to respond to your genuine concern for my well-being. Thank you for it. :) My back feels much better these days, better than it has in 8 years. It is a relief beyond compare. The bills are another matter... :\
Re: New Years...nymhraFebruary 2 2009, 03:58:42 UTC
I think I place significance in the arrival of a new year/birthday/et cetera more out of it lending me a sense of tempo by which I can time and judge my accomplishments, failures, plans, and future actions. I'm an individual who desires structure, or at least pattern. I like to have units of measurement. I like to put things neatly in their compartments. And while I do not know whether my current quarter century alive is to be half, one third, one quarter, or somewhere in between of my total lifespan, I like to set a pace. Not to say my goals and whatnot aren't temporally flexible or even subject to major revision as time passes. But anyway
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That, and I think I've become as distrustful of ceremony as I have of dramatic things in general. I'm not sure now if that's a bad thing or not, but it definitely makes me consider New Year's a superfluous holiday.
I've been feeling really down and withdrawn lately, so I'm sorry I have yet to respond to your genuine concern for my well-being. Thank you for it. :) My back feels much better these days, better than it has in 8 years. It is a relief beyond compare. The bills are another matter... :\
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