Rules for 2012

 

Inspired, in part, by this wonderful photo of Woody Guthrie's magnificent list of New Years Rulin's (originally found here), I thought I would share with you a few of my own New Years Rules.

Not resolutions, you note.  Just… rules.  Which I think are more useful than resolutions.

Do something every day that makes your life easier, even if it's trivial.

Practice saying no to some things so that you can say yes to better things.

Do something today that will make your body a better place to live tomorrow.

 Make some art.  "The function of the artist is to provide what life does not,"  wrote Tom Robbins in a sentence that has stuck with me for 20 years now.  Provide the answer to someone else's question, the question to someone else's answer, necessary and white-hot and beautiful.

 

Happy 2012, y'all.  May it bring you all good things.  And, pace Woody, keep that hoping machine running.