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In the waning days of 2023, I found myself in anticipation of the new year. Then the why arose. The question halts for a minute, then spins again. Why do we look forward to the new year as though the adding of a number makes any difference in our living or existence? The same habits, ways, and means that brought us to where we are right now will be right there with us after the countdown. After the ball drops, those of us who were prone to dropping the ball or procrastinating will not be magically transformed into an Eric Thomas driven go-getter. Unless… Unless a decision is made. Not some grand new years resolution that looms overhead like a Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade float being held in place by strings and aloft by air, traveling the same route every year and ending at the same place.

What if you made a decision to do one action different in the dawn of this new year. One small action that may have major impact and affect the rest of your year or possibly your life. It can be as simple as getting up ten minutes earlier, or completing that sketch, or reaching out about that project or show, or organizing your studio/creative space. That one decision could even be the act of making a decision and seeing it through. I know how we creatives can wander in wonder then find ourselves wondering how we got there. Make a decision, write it down on some kind of paper, it doesn’t matter what. Just write it down and place it somewhere you can lay eyes on it every day. Go for it at your speed. That piece of paper represents a ticket to your journey through the new year and beyond. Make it an upgrade to first class. You deserve it. Let’s go…