I am already breaking all but one of my new year’s resolutions. One of them I am breaking just by being up at 1am writing this blog post. But I think that breaking resolutions each year is NORMAL. Its getting back on the wagon even after you have fallen off that is NOT THE NORM. But I am. And I have. And I will continue to do so. The only resolution I haven’t broken was the one that is the most important to me – the resolution to begin getting back in shape.

I find it odd that the one resolution that I thought was going to be the hardest to keep, is the one I am actually keeping. I have not been perfect at it, but I have been consistent. That has got to count for something.

All of this talk of resolutions brings me back to the purpose of this post, the year 2010.

If there were a book detailing the worst years on my life, the last 3 would probably rank in the top five, with the year I lost my dad being first. I am tired of having bad years and I am making it a point to ensure that 2010 doesn’t fall in line behind 2009.

But you know, sometime remembering life is not a race can be hard. Remembering the role of plan and purpose in your life can be even harder. I often forget that while some of life’s purpose for me will kind of fall into place; other parts require that you plan for them. That is what 2010 is going to be for me, the planning year…the year that I incubate and plan the next part of my life’s purpose.

Its kind of like the whole caterpillar to a butterfly thing, (but without being asleep for most of it and wrapping myself up in a cocoon).

I am about to transition from the world of freelancing and self employment, back to the world of the 8-5 folk.

I am finally able to work at getting back in shape after a severe ankle injury that left me sidelined and totally frustrated about not being in control of my body for most of last year.

Some long and well planned out ideas of mine on the business front are finally getting to see the day of light and I am already reaping the benefit from them. Sometimes, being a part of the social media scene doesn’t necessarily mean you have to be front and center on stage. I like helping other succeed and doing the work from behind the curtain to make it all come together. People are beginning to trust in my instincts and skills in this manner and I am enjoying the feedback.

This year I am also working on taking my design/developer hybrid self to the next level. By improving my development and programming skills, developing training courses and even picking up a few new languages along the way, by the end of 2010 I plan to be at the next level of web development – growing by leaps and bounds in the areas of knowledge and skill.

I am working on two books and a few other multimedia projects that I am really proud of.

And most importantly, I plan to reconnect with some friends and family this year in ways I have neglected to do before. 2009 divided the fair weather friends and downright “frienimies” from the true friends and plain old troopers in the field with me.

2009 showed me my weaknesses, highlighted my strengths and showed me that I must be a pretty decent friend TO those who have supported me this past year-because I certainly think they went above and beyond anything I could ever expect from friends-proving to me time and time again how much I can count on them.

And that, more than anything is what I take away from 2009 and bring into 2010-friendships, family and inner strength can help pull you from your deepest depths back into reality and beyond to your highest highs.

This post is dedicated to my friends-new and old, and even to the ones I had to let go of this year. Every path in life has its purpose. To be the very best that you can in life- you sometimes have to plan.