Resolutions or Goals

I have been writing poetry for many years. In 2023, the poetry I wrote was not my usual style. I wrote about death. One of the medications I have taken for several years began causing me to have some really weird dreams. I dreamed I died. The first time I died was by poison. The second dream was death by snake.

Okay, something you should know. I am terrified of snakes. So the second dream rattled me, I’m sure you can imagine. I woke up, my body still shuddering from the snake’s bite, and held myself as still as possible until the pressure on my shoulder from the snake had gone. After about 10 minutes of holding still, I realized that I had been dreaming and there was no snake on my shoulder.

My goals for 2024 are to make this year so much better than 2023 was. Have you set resolutions? Or have you decided to make goals. To me, resolutions are something different than goals. The word resolution sounds like I am going to do battle and am resolved to do something I may not want to do. A goal is something to strive for. What is your 2024 going to look like?