New Year....New Changes

 

You’ve got to love this time of year. A time when the news shows, talk shows and podcasts all have experts telling us how to make and keep new year’s resolutions.   When someone asks me “What’s your resolutions this year?” what I hear is “You have some real issues and you need to fix them”.  If, heaven forbid, I respond that I don’t have any new year’s resolutions then they are quick to point out I’m totally self-unaware and need a resolution to fix that.

So, this year I have one new year’s resolution….to eat ice cream every day.    It’s not that I don’t have any flaws that need improvement (just ask my wife and kids) it’s just I know from experience, for me, New Year’s resolutions don’t work.   I’m not alone, only 9-12% of people keep their resolutions and most people abandon their them by January 18^th.    In fact, January 17 is known as “ditch your resolution” day.    Resolutions to me are like rubbing your face in your shortcomings that you otherwise can blissfully ignore.  I find being so self-unaware is very relaxing.  

The truth is, I’m pretty comfortable with myself and if something is really important to me, I just throw myself into it.  Like my commitment to use running to fund programs for children and their families dealing with pediatric cancer.   The funds we raise through Help in the Nick of Time touch the lives for thousands of people at a time in their lives when they could really use a helping hand.  In past years fund raising has revolved around my running the Boston Marathon.  When cancer got in the way I moved to running a multi-day Marathon Challenge.    While the combination of age and Parkinson’s create some additional challenges, I will be taking on the marathon this year but with some interesting changes.   This year I working to make it a team effort involving as many people as I can to virtually run with me to help me complete the challenge.

So welcome aboard for this year’s adventure in old age distance running.    As always, your support goes a long way towards helping me making my running and funding goals but more importantly, helping children.  Together we are an awesome team!

More on how to get involved in the next blog.