Happy New Year

I found a document called ‘Year’s Goals’ the other day. Having opened it up I discovered that the header read ‘Goals for 2011’. This should be interesting!

There were 3 headings music, development and life. I scanned the list of aims for the year and disappointedly changed the year to 2012 and saved the document. I remember my new year’s resolution last year too. It was to be more outgoing and lively. Another underachievement for 2011. Despite these rather depressing thoughts, 2011 has been a great year. Why? because of Joshua.

Sometimes you have the blinkers on in life and you think that silly things are important when really they aren’t. It takes something truly amazing to happen before you realise it. Fatherhood has taught me this.

So I’m removing some of the goals. Learning the piano can wait, as can creating the next Facebook and as for eating healthily that’s the first thing to come off. So here’s the new list…

1. Make time for those important in your life
2. Try to have fun
3. Be a good dad
4. Don’t try to be someone you are not

If I can’t even manage this then the goals document may be permanently deleted. I hope you have a great 2012. Before the apocalypse that is!