Kerouac-olutions for 2024 and an update on 2023's

Here is last year's Kerouac-olution:

2023 New Year's Kerouac-olutions

I am maintaining my last year's resolution to practice kindness this year. We'll see how I do. I wish I could quantify what this resolution looks like in action, but I am bereft of ideas. Maybe you have some? One thing I want to do to buttress my kindness behavior is to practice breathing meditation more often.

UPDATE: I think I consciously practiced kindness more often this past year. For one example, I stayed away from politics on social media to a large extent. There is no point in making negative comments about "them," since "they" thrive on such and are too stupid and ignorant to carry on a rational discussion anyway. That was an example of the kind of statements I am trying to eschew.

As to practicing breathing meditation, I increased the number of times per day when I spend a minute or so consciously breathing and watching my thoughts. I did not practice dedicated sitting meditation more than a handful of times.

 

2024 New Year's Kerouac-olutions

I will maintain my last year's resolution to practice kindness this year. It will be especially hard given the state of the world, and thus especially important. I will make an effort to practice breathing meditation more often. Even though I do it sporadically through the day, I would benefit from practicing sitting meditation for 15-30 minutes daily. That's a reasonable goal because I'm retired.

Wish me luck. And good luck to you and yours in this upside-down world.