A happy 2025 to all my readers and followers!
I’m not much for New Year resolutions but I’ll make one here. I know it doesn’t really count as a goal because it’s not specific, measurable, and time-bounded, but I’m running with it anyway.
It’s simply this: I resolve to be gentler with myself about my appearance. “What?”, you say. How the hell can a man in his mid-sixties give a crap about such things? Well, there are really two reasons for it. One is unresolved emotional baggage from being criticized from years gone by and the other is that these particular appearance things are health-related.
Now, just because I’m going to try being more accepting about what is doesn’t mean I’m not going to work at improvement in a couple of areas
One is my poor posture, which has been the case for many years. Not sure why it is so poor but I cringe when I see myself in photos. And I’ve got more than one person in my life who brings it up from time to time – never in a nasty way but in a way that says it’s something people see when they look at me.
Then there is my weight. This is where some might think me particularly silly, as I’m within the healthy range for my age and height and still fit into most men’s medium clothes. But I’m still 8-10 lbs. heavier than I was 2-3 years ago and there are certain clothes that don’t fit me properly anymore. I was proud to be in my sixties and have very little belly but I can’t quite say that now.
So I have to walk that fine line of accepting how I am while still trying to change some things, both because I want to be healthier and because I want to look the best I can. Not an easy line to walk for anyone interested in self-improvement but it’ll make for an interesting 2025.