Tuesday, January 3, 2023

Resolutions? No. Goals? Yes. So How Did I Do?

You have heard me before about eschewing New Year resolutions and, instead, setting measurable goals. I do that by considering six spheres of being which, if you will, is the onion of Fletch. The core of the onion is me: the self, Id, Ego. The first ring around that core is my partnership with Ann. Second: my family and clan -- children and children-in-law, grand and greatgrand children, sister and in-laws, neices and nephews. Third ring: my tribe, i.e., teammates, classmates, associates and friends. Fourth: my world, the strangers and animals that populate it and the forces that shape and protect it. And last, the ring of the spirit: the mystery, the unknown, the universal life-force. 

I set goals in the core and each ring of the onion, at least one in each. In interest of transparency, here's how I did last year: overall, not so hot, just a bit over 50%.

2022 Goals by Sphere

        Self
                Exercise -- row 2x/wk or more; resistance or yoga off-row days      Y/N (injury)
                Sculpt -- finish Yin/Yang of Yearning and begin Toby                         N
                Write: > 15 blog posts                                                                         Y (18)
                Read and Reflect: >18 books; buy less, library more                         N (15)
                Undertake meditation again                                                                N        
        
        Partnership
                Monthly date-day (incl trips)                                                               N
                April in Sicily                                                                                      Y
                Mid-Atlantic road trip                                                                         N
                Members and attend together Town Hall, World Affairs Council >4x N
                Get rid of vinyl                                                                                     Y
                Digitize and organize slides

        Family/Clan
                Minnesota trip (Thanksgiving?)                                                            Y
                Costa Rica visit                                                                                      N
                Christopher tuition aid, distributions to other four                                Y
                Re-start Portrait of a Grandfather                                                         N
                Revise bequests                                                                                      Y
                SRJO w/ Max                                                                                         Y

        Tribe
                Fishing w/ Roger? Road trip w/ Frank?                                                 N
                '50s Forum survey                                                                                  Y
                Get  consensus on Coad Table calendar and topics                                Y
                NW Chamber Chorus Dec dinner                                                           N
                Arts: support Pratt, SRJO, SCMS and Comissioning Club, SO, SSO, Now Hear This  Y
                Civic Affairs: election volunteer (8th?), support ACLU                       Y/N
                Schools: support Friends, Hamilton                                                       Y

         World
                Support Amnesty Int'l, Int'l Rescue Committee, Drs w/o Borders         Y
                Sustain memberships WWF, NWF, Nature Conservancy                      Y

         Spirit 
                At least one spiritual book -- Buddhism?                                                Y
                Undertake meditation again                                                                    N


I am a morning person; it helps me to have my morning lists when I flag in afternoons. I am also an optimist who bites off more than he can chew. I am blessed to have Ann as a regulator on my appetite and to remind me to look for downsides. (Do you suppose it means anything that Ann loves fried onion rings?) We make a good team.

Today, I'm setting '23 goals. I'll tell you next year.

(Hmm. Wonder why they say I'm anal?)

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