Resolutions kept, resolutions broken

Last year, determined to make and keep new years resolutions, I wrote them down, put them in my wallet and marched on. The problem is, I can't find the paper. I remember a few goals I set, and a few I accomplished (run a marathon and visit a new and exciting place come to mind). The real question I find myself asking at this time every year, is have I grown at all as a person in the last year? Am I any better? Am I any smarter? Have I picked up any important life lessons?

This year was interesting, before, many of these questions were determined by education in my life. Every year since I was 5, I have been in school for at least part of the year, so the questions were easily answered. Progress was measured by grades completed, classes taken, and subjects learned. This year, growth was definately more personal. These questions I ask are subjective, and what I see as personal growth or moving forward is probably seen to some as a giant fall back. Example: I dropped out of grad school in '06 to become a ski bum in '07.

Well, for the record, yes, to all of the above questions. It wasn't the real job, or the move across the country that did it either. It was the moving forward, accomplishing goals, and having new adventures. Oh, and the people I associated with.

2007 is going to be hard to beat, but somthing tells me, 2008 is going to do it.