A New Year?

You know, I understand the need for humans to measure the passing of time. We as a collective group have been doing so by some means for as long as we have been around. Primitive man used many ways to measure the passing of time from marking the winter and summer solstice to following the changing moon cycles. We as a society have developed much more accurate and sophisticated devices today but it all really comes down to the fact that we need a anchor in time. A way of pegging events to a reference point for our comfort.

So here I set, looking inward at past events and outward to the future, with a weather eye for this new year. I reflect on where I have been and wonder about where I will go. Some will disagree with me on this next supposition but that is ok. I believe I am on a track from which there is little deviation in my life. The beginning and ending of my life has already been set, I am only capable of slight variation in the stops along the way. I have learned that the harder I push for a certain outcome I believe to be correct the more distant it becomes. That is why I now take events in my life at face value. I do not try to read into others actions and the effects they have on me and I do not force actions. I make my decisions based on how I want to be treated and treat others the same. Some call this the "golden rule".

I am however constantly amazed at where I am now and where I thought I would be five years ago. This is why I feel things are set and even when offered a choice in an outcome the path was already set. The comment at job interviews is where do you see yourself in five years is not so much about where you actually plan to be but a point to judge you and your desire to succeed.

This is quite a ride I am on right now. I will enjoy the telling of my story over the next year and we will see where it ends!