Letter from the editor
December 4, 2009 by Aimee Heckel
Filed under Letters from the Editors, Perspective
Well, there goes 2009. And there goes my resolution. I bombed it.
This was going to be the year of slowing down. (Insert maniacal, hyena-like laugh here.) I figured with a subjective and vague resolution like “slow down,” I couldn’t stray too far.
And 15 days into this year, the universe seemed to be on my side. I got slammed with a major surgery and bed-bound for two months. It doesn’t get much slower than bed.
Photo by Molly Plann
But my body bounced back — and with a vengeance, every month trying to make up for the earlier downtime. Suddenly, I was run over by December, and the victim of the craziest year of my life.
Of course, I might have torpedoed into outer space if I hadn’t been trying to drag my heels. And anyway, isn’t success just a matter of perspective? Perhaps I had already rocked my resolution so well that by
March, my life was ready for the next step: the reward.
Because when we think about our lives, we don’t remember the goals we’ve set. We think about the outcomes. Like a vacation. Sure, the plane ride or road map is important, but it’s the memories and photos of the destination that change our lives. Regardless of how we fold the map when packing; regardless of our resolutions.
I welcome 2010 with a smirk, knowing that this year might not turn out how I expect it to, and knowing that is the best part of it all.
That is my resolution next year: To enjoy.
I wish for you joy, too.
— Aimee Heckel
aimee@womensmag.com
