2012: Year of the Dragon, or The End of the World
According to the Chinese zodiac, Dragon years are characterized by flamboyance, innovation, passion and surprise. It is a year to be daring, a year to push yourself, and a year with the potential of greatness as well as disaster.
According to superstitious translations of the Mayan calendar, this is the year that the world ends.
I think it’s a good year to be alive, a great year to discover new dreams and a fantastic year for falling in love. With someone. Or something. Or both. My fortune cookie today said the following:
So I’m going to set my goals on other things. Each year around the time that people are making their New Year’s Resolutions, I set goals. I can’t really call them “resolutions” because they are not habit-forming actions per se. I am not resolving to change the person I am. This is just a list of stuff I would like to do this year. Stuff that hopefully, will let me live many years in comfort and material wealth.
So without further ado, my goals for 2012:
1. Learn how to: throw a knife, shoot a handgun, climb up a rope, do a standing backflip, sing, dive gracefully. Why? Because they might come in useful and are just cool things to know how to do. And I already solved the Rubik’s cube 3 years ago.
2. Save 10% of my salary each month. Don’t touch it until next year. Why? Because it would be nice to have money in my account at the end of the month.
3. Plan and take an awesome holiday. Ideas: hot air ballooning in Inner Mongolia, scuba diving someplace awesome in SE Asia, go on a cruise, Italian riviera, South America. Why? Because the world is a big place and much of it is worth seeing.
4. Write a book with April. Why? Because April is the perfect person to do this with and I need some new shoes.
5. Train for and run a marathon. And finish. Feeling awesome. Why? Because it’s there. Because the marathon exists. Because it’s a chance to do something extraordinary.
6. Speak to Brian using his strongest love language: Acts of Service. Do ONE thing each week that shows him that I love him through a kind action. Why? Because Brian is the most important person in my life and my very best friend and he is someone worth understanding.
I’ll add more as I see fit. And I reserve the right to change these according to my whim. But stick around. It’s going to be a great year.
