And another year gone.....

Well, it's 2009 already - how did that happen? New Year is a weird time. The actual celebration of it can be a bit of an anticlimax, though I think as long as you are with a few good friends and not trying overly hard to have a great time you will actually have a lovely evening. I went for a lovely curry this year with a good bunch of friends and that was just perfect.
As much as we all know that making New Year's resolutions doesn't really work, it's hard to resist as the coming year is stretched out before you with 12 full months in which to change the things we don't like and seize opportunities to do things we enjoy.
I managed yesterday to do half an hour of writing which is one of my aims of the year. I don't know if I will manage to finish my first novel in 2009 but I have the opening gambit (it can't really be called a chapter at this stage!)
Every new year starts with the sense of the slate being wiped clean and a new beginning. However I hope I take the lessons of last year with me and continue on the journey that I started then. The hope is always to go forwards and grow, not remain still and stagnant but in order to do that I need to go deeper with God and that's always the challenge. Spending time with him shouldn't be seen as a chore but it does take commitment and a bit of planning. It's managing to find the balance between allowing time to relax and enjoy life but also to make good use of each second.
So that is my resolution to relax, enjoy and succeed, then 2009 will be fine!