Happy New Year- Live, Life, Love!

As I sit here, bored off my ass I am listening to vlogs on youtube and the comments on facebook and I just had to blog and vent. I was asked by someone what was my New Year’s resolution? I replied that I don’t have any. I feel that resolutions are like going on a diet. Diets are commercial and it is a society’s way of making us feel that we have to go on some type of commercial plan to loose weight. Well this isn’t going to be a blog about getting skinny but we big boned people have dealt with the battle of the bulge for a lifetime and it takes a lifestyle change in order to loose the weight. I am on the road to that, but it is hard as hell when you own a soul food restaurant. When shopping I have to shop for myself. I love vegetables and when I lived in NYC, I was a vegetarian for 4 years. So as to the diet resolution, you can kiss my proverbial big butt! I am ready for a lifestyle change, not a commercial plan for failure.

I love hearing all of these new ridiculous commitments people make, but are we falling into the pomp and circumstance of the holiday? Let’s be realistic, if you aren’t ready to make a change in your life don’t use the date change on the calendar as the time to come up with some non-realistic goal. I am not being pessimistic but real. Yes with time comes about a change, but make sure that it is the right time, not necessarily New Years Eve. I think that if we must make a resolution it should be something attainable and realistic. Let’s focus on the universe and what we put out into it. I am a firm believer in the Circle of Life, and we as a people are lacking. We seem to focus on “us” to much. I am not saying forget about you and your goals, but I am saying spread the love a little bit. Let the Sun Shin In people. I am directing HAIR, the musical next year I am in a new space. I have channeled my inner hippy. I have even decided to grow my hair out again. Let’s look at the issues that plague our world and use the power of one. How can you help? Let’s volunteer at a shelter, be a mentor, or help someone that is in need. I am like Gandhi you have to be what you want to see. I want to see love, and peace and prosperity, so that is what I am going to be! I pray that everyone has a safe and prosperous 2010.