Oh Vancouver - even though the holidays are over and you are trying to get back to "real life" please do not lose the holiday cheer. Oh, the holidays, such fun: People were smiling, chatting, laughing - sure, they were also drinking, but I'll take it. There were dinner parties, drinks with appys, walks in the woods, and a stunning day of skiing on the last day of 2010 followed by wine by the fire to begin the New Years festivities. Just prrrrrrrfect. And now, life really begins. Oh 11, I like you so much better than 10.
About the new year and the pressure we put on ourselves - stop it. We change numbers and along with it comes this intense need to deny ourselves any of life's decadent luxuries. Come on. If you didn't do it before the new year, why now? Then, you know what will happen? You will go back to your old ways - of, oh I don't know, licking melted chocolate (Toblerone) out of a big bowl, or methodically getting through a bottle of vino whilst watching Real Housewives. Oh guilt. Self-hatred will permeate as you, yes, stop smiling. And, what happened to our social climate of good will to all? Gone.
So, I say, let yourselves live. Pretend we are in Italy, or France where it's okay to knock back a bottle of Proseco at lunch. Or to munch away on the baguette you carry home to go with your cream based pasta dish. Do we dare? How about continuing to smile at one another and making conversation. Sure, we don't have the holidays to discuss - such pithy conversation starters like, "so, get all your shopping done?" but still, maybe we can come up with something new to get us started like, "so, how are the resolutions coming along?" Then again... that might not work. Just get creative with it!
I am going to propose this. Life is a holiday. Slow down the mind (not hard for me) and the rest will follow. Roses and coffee will be smelled, majestic views will be gawked at, and people will take that extra fifteen seconds, if that, to allow for a little social interaction. Is it really so hard? Try this as a resolution - flatter someone you don't know. Look at the greeter at The Gap and say, "hey, I like your feather earrings!" and you will be pleasantly surprised with the results. Bet you'll catch yourself whistling.
Now that's the kind of resolution I can get behind.
Happy 2011 - Resolutions be gone! Let the Cheer live on!
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