New Year's List of Don'ts

No resolutions for me, thanks. Tomorrow is the last day of 2025. I had thought to start my new year on a positive note. Things in the last couple of months looked up, but I expected far too much and didn't see what was coming. So rather than resolutions, here's my New Years List of Don'ts

Never take the initiative. Just follow the rules of your existence. It won't look like anyone else's. And no one will notice.

Never presume. The universe hates presumptions and will put as many stumbling blocks in the road as possible to ensure that you do not get out of line. It will also slap you silly if you step out of the line it has instructed you to march in.  

Never say someday. That doesn't exist. Today. That's it.

Never utter a word about your plans. This should probably be #1. 

Never desire something beautiful. You'll break it. Or it will break you.

Never stop moving. Just keep putting one foot in front of the other. It's harder to hit a moving target. 

Never let them see you cry. Your strength evaporates with the tears. 

Never ask questions. Particularly if you don't want to know.

Never give advice. You'll be to blamed if it fails. 

Never give away your shovel. There will be a million things you need to bury. Parts of your self included.

Never, ever, ever trust your heart. Jeremiah 17:9: "The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it?".