Dear 2012,
Hi – I’d like to take a moment to introduce myself. I’m Kevin. Since we are going to be spending 366 days together (you sneaky leap year, you!), I thought it was best if we spent a few minutes getting to know each other. But I guess that’s actually the first lesson of the year isn’t it? The fact that our relationship is completely one-sided in every way, shape and form.
I will tell you everything about me. You will tell me nothing about you until the moment it happens.
I will give you my heart, commitment and best effort every day. You will give me absolutely nothing.
I will expect nothing from you. You will expect and demand everything I’ve got… and then some.
Anyone who would look at our relationship from the outside would immediately classify it as hopelessly dysfunctional. In some ways, they’re certainly going to be right.
But mostly? I disagree and do so vehemently.
See, despite the fact that you may be great or indifferent or just a flat-out raging SOB, you are the only option I have… but more than that, you are what will challenge me, inspire me and knock me down, thus giving me a chance to pick myself up, dust myself off and be better than I was before lying flat on my back.
I have plans for us, 2012. I really do. Oh I know you find that amusing. It’s funny in the vein of the quote attributed to Woody Allen of “If you want to make God laugh, tell Him your plans.” I get it, but plan I shall and will bob and weave to take on the wrinkles you will throw my way.
I know a lot of people in their Facebook posts or blog articles are talking quite a bit about how they will dominate 2012. That’s not as much my style, but not because I don’t want to do that. Rather, I will give it my best every single day and test my limits as often as I can. I don’t look to dominate you, 2012… I look to dominate me.
So here’s to the next 365 days of our relationship. You will not willingly give me anything and I will willingly give the best of me. And that’s just fine in my world.
Love, hugs and kisses,
Kevin
P.S. Don’t get cocky, 2012. I might be humble, but I’ll be damned if you think I am just rolling over for you…
BRAVO!! I too am a fan of this post! Time is a funny (and yet so quite so funny) thing. While I am a huge fan of replays, time doesn’t give us any re-dos and the older I get the more I realize it! So, bob and weave it is! Happy New Year, my friend!
Thanks Heidi! Happy New Year to you as well and really pleased to hear you liked this post. I get worried sometimes that I will write something I like A LOT, but which no one else connects with. Glad it worked for you!