Thursday, January 1, 2015

A New Year?

Well, here I am. Another year in over, another year is starting. Thank god, that our calendar gives us a sense of ending and beginning so once every 365 days we can feel like we have a chance to start over.  Even if starting over is total bullshit, it feels like the possibility is there.

I had a shitty year. If I had a time machine I'd go back to January 1st, 2014 and try the whole damn thing over again.

Unfortunately that is not an option. What is an option is to try to make this year a little better. And the next one even better, and so on and so forth. But how?

A few years ago I did a photo everyday blog, usually writing something about what was going on in my life too. I didn't make it through the whole year, life kind of feel apart around month 8, and really hasn't been put back together yet. But during that period of time where I intentionally had some sort of small self reflection everyday, things changed. I grew. And I haven't as significantly since then.

So this year, I will ask myself one question everyday, and do my best to answer it. Answer it with words, photos, drawings, stories, other questions....anything I want I guess. That's what's so exciting about projects like this, I have no idea what it will look like a year from now.

Today's question is an old one, I'll borrow from my old blog...





What are you waiting for? Feels like it is always something. The great "something" that will make everything better. Well, if there is one thing getting older has taught me is that I'm always too stupid and focused on what's next to appreciate what I've got. So I don't have a great answer for this question, only that I am tired of waiting.