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<h5 style="padding-left: 330px;">Photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/booleansplit/">Robert S. Donovan</a></h5>
Everyone's doing it this week. Newspapers and magazines, social media sites like Twitter and Facebook, and every type of blog imaginable—they're all focused on the rapidly-approaching new year. Some are busy looking back at the year we're about to kiss goodbye, writing top ten lists and reflecting on momentous events. Others are scanning the horizon, looking ahead to the year we're about to greet—making predictions and forming resolutions to be better individuals in a better world.

<strong>And what am I doing? Nothing.</strong>

Well, nothing when it comes to looking back or looking forward, pondering or speculating.

<strong>Everything that's crowding my head seems to be all about NOW</strong>—today, and maybe tomorrow: My house needs a serious cleaning—all the remnants of travel and Christmas are scattered about, dashing any hope for a relaxing, enjoyable home experience. I need to do something about the rug I ruined <em>as I was trying to clean it</em>, and the sofa the dog ruined after she discovered and devoured half a can of bacon grease (I'll spare you the details). Every time I walk into the living room I am annoyed.

Also in my head: The client deadlines pressing upon me this week and on into the next month; the stack of official mail I need to take to my accountant because it's a mystery to me; and the perpetual nag of all those things I keep putting off. Oh, and my car isn't working again, even though we just put $700 into it. That's a logistical pain as well as a financial one.

<strong>So no, I don't particularly feel like pondering what the past year has taught me, or trying to come up with resolutions and practical methods for becoming a better, more productive person in twenty-ten.</strong>
<h4>It's OK to hang out in the moment (even this week)</h4>
Maybe that's why I was drawn to this recent tweet, from my online pal @JebDickerson:
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><em><span class="status-body"><span class="entry-content">I think my NY's resolution will be to stop reflecting &amp; start enjoying the glimpses. Anywhere &amp; everywhere they happen.</span></span></em></p>
I don't actually think it's healthy to stop reflecting entirely, but <strong>sometimes the weight of being reflective is too much.</strong> I always feel like I have to process everything, expound on it, learn from it. Then I feel the need to look ahead and figure out how I can be more efficient and more loving, less self-absorbed and anxious.

<strong>Those goals might be good to strive toward, in general, but not necessarily when we try to cram all the reflections and conclusions into one short week. </strong>

I happen to be distracted by other things this week, and I've decided that's OK. I'll have plenty of time to write posts about what I've learned from my experiences, as those life lessons occur to me. And I'll have all year to "start enjoying the glimpses. Anywhere &amp; everywhere they happen."