Late resolution

I mentioned yesterday that an old high school friend was now one of the columnists for The Decatur Daily Living Today section. It's a little column called Chatterbox. It's generally hometown things, local charity organizations' happenings, family reunions, personal anecdotes from the various columnists. I haven't been in touch with her for many years, but I was very excited to see her name and picture when she started writing columns for the paper.

On Sunday she had a quick couple of paragraphs about "No plans needed." I'm going to share a few lines from that column that I am going to try and take to heart myself this year. I swear the days on the calendar are flying off at warp speed and don't show any sign of slowing down. Here is what Wendy Lang Beck had to say:

"I am convinced that a good plan is great, but going where the spirit leads, as my mother says, is really the way to travel. This new year I commit to traveling off the beaten path, taking the road less traveled, reading between the lines, dancing to the beat of a different drummer and not letting life pass me by while I stand still."

I know I'm over two weeks into the new year, but I think it's still early enough to add to my short list of resolutions. I'm adding the paragraph above. She summed it up perfectly, particularly about traveling off the beaten path. Create your own paths this year and don't get stuck in the ruts of the old paths.