2011

Here we are in a new year... again. As we all have realized, time speeds up with age. An unfair phenomenon, to be sure. But, until we evolve past the point of "needing" a clock and, therefore, realizing that time is just illusionary, we may as well make the most of it.
So, what are you doing in 2011 to make yourself and/or the world a better place? I'm not going to bring up that word that everyone hates - resolutions - but let's talk about goals. I'm about to start my yearly goal-setting session and thought I'd write about it here. Do you set goals? If so, great! If not, why not? For me, it's more than the mere resolution that's forgotten in a couple of weeks, it's a clarification of the direction of my life. As the cat in "Alice in Wonderland" said, if you don't care where you'll end up, it doesn't much matter which direction you go. If you know where you want to be, then make some plans to get there. If you want to better the world, then find something simple and start. There are lots of resources to help out, including myself.
What's the point I'm getting at? Well, we all have free choice. We can do whatever we want with our lives. So, no, you don't have to make goals. You don't have to do anything. My only point is that we all have the choice to control our destiny or let a destiny happen to us. Which choice will you make?