promise much, deliver little

A blog entry starts with as little as a phrase.

A phrase leads to an idea and the idea develops at the tips of your fingers as you tap away on the keyboard. You may not even be aware of where it is going.

Some people drive cars like this and some don't. This driver must always go the same way while the next one will turn down any road just to see what is there.

The start of a new year brings us the two R's. Reflection and Resolution.

Reflect on what has been gained and lost, done and undone, said and unsaid.
Resolve to do the things that will bring satisfaction upon reflection.

The life we see in advertising is promise. We can live like that if we do this or buy that.

The life that we see around us is reality. We get up early to go to work. The cars we drive are not so new. The products we use do not make us so beautiful. The house is not as nice or as clean. The job is not so fun.

And there is nothing wrong with any of that.

Nevertheless frustrations build up in a great many people. Their perception of what their reality should be and what it is just doesn't jive.

That is like choosing to be unhappy.

I don't know about you but I can't put up with any of that.

So as I reflect on the recent past I see few gains and some genuine losses but I also see a resolution growing inside to build on what I have.

Work on the things that you have already expressed an interest in. Get a few accomplishments before distractions pull you away.

The promises made are great but they depend on the recipient for delivery.