02-JAN-2012
New Year Resolutions
A lot of people make New Year resolutions at this time of the year.
For some it is a fervent desire to improve an element of their lives.
Making such resolutions works well for certain people, but not for others.
After the food splurges of Christmas, the urge to regain one’s figure and
eschew the temptations of overindulgence in chocolate can be strong.
But I have had this bar of Swiss chocolate in an upstairs cupboard for some time
and am keeping it for when the chocolate urge afflicts someone in the house
as the festive food fare becomes a memory.
As for me, my resolve is to continue to try to take photos with a fairly decent level of accuracy, ones that hint at some small story behind them, and that won’t follow their many memory card companions into the recycle bin.
01-JAN-2012
Respecting beliefs
These nice cosy fleece-lined winter gloves are a gift to myself.
There are those in my life who might normally buy me such a gift,
but some have a superstitious belief about presenting gloves
as a gift. They think it might be like a symbolic handshake suggesting the end of a friendship.
Just like some others won’t make gifts of scissors or knives: they might
symbolise the cutting of friendship ties. So for things like these, I make sure to buy
them for myself.
I don’t really hold with these superstitions, but because I care for the people who hold them
I respect their right to believe in them.
And for the rest of this winter, my hands will be warm
