Even if I don't always announce my intentions to lose weight, those intentions live full-time in my head (as i grab a hand-full of oreos).
I guess it's only on New Year's Day intentions become resolutions.
Is that how that works?
But, anyhoo, aside from that little nugget . . .
For the past few years I have borrowed Laura Lippman's idea for a simple, concise one word resolution.
This year I don't even feel comfortable doing that.
I thought I might use "disengage."
That's honestly the word that suits my state of mind best right now.
But, instead, I think I'm going to say, quite simply, this:
I will disengage as I can in that I will continue not watching the news. I will pick and choose what headlines I want to delve into or walk away from. I will not allow a slimy cretin I believe to be a greedy soulless, heartless monster enter my mind on a daily basis. Fuck him and his band of greedy spineless idiot disciples.
But.
My disengagement only goes so far.
I have deep reserves of fight left in me for the important battles coming our way.
Queue Tom Petty (and turn it up!!!)
No I won't back down
You could stand me up at the gates of Hell
But I won't back down
Won't be turned around
And I'll keep this world from draggin' me down
Gonna stand my ground
And I won't back down
There ain't no easy way out (I won't back down)
Hey I will stand my ground
And I won't back down
I got just one life
In a world that keeps on pushin' me around
But I'll stand my ground
And I won't back down
There ain't no easy way out (I won't back down)
Hey I will stand my ground (I won't back down)
And I won't back down
There ain't no easy way out (I won't back down)
Hey I won't back down
There ain't no easy way out (I won't back down)
Hey I will stand my ground (I won't back down)
And I won't back down (I won't back down)
No I won't back down
