I have plenty of the first and none of the latter.

You see, I have a problem. If I’m in the right frame of mind (AKA: the wrong frame of  mind), everything is flat and gray. I’m hard pressed to find anything at all that I don’t want to improve.

The size/shape of my body. The state of my bank account. My mood.

So I strive. Continually.

But after spending most of this past December dealing with anxiety and panic attacks, I really want to leave all of that behind me.

Don’t get me wrong; I still want to improve. I want to be healthier. Thinner. Richer. I want to write faster. And yes, I’ll admit it; I’m jealous of the people who seem to come by these things naturally.

But do you know what I want even more than all of those things?

Less self-criticism. Less stress. More contentment.

Hence my lack of New Year’s resolutions. My life, while far from perfect, is full enough already.

Have you made any resolutions for 2012?