Woody Guthrie's New Year Resolution

I've never EVER been one for New Year Resolutions but I came upon this a while ago (and am just getting to posting it now) and I was inspired.

Below is a New Year’s resolutions list written by Woody Guthrie in 1942 at the age of 30.

1. Work more and better 2. Work by a schedule 3. Wash teeth if any 4. Shave 5. Take bath 6. Eat good – fruit – vegetables – milk 7. Drink very scant if any 8. Write a song a day 9. Wear clean clothes – look good 10. Shine shoes 11. Change socks 12. Change bed cloths often 13. Read lots good books 14. Listen to radio a lot 15. Learn people better 16. Keep rancho clean 17. Dont get lonesome 18. Stay glad 19. Keep hoping machine running 20. Dream good 21. Bank all extra money 22. Save dough 23. Have company but dont waste time 24. Send Mary and kids money 25. Play and sing good 26. Dance better 27. Help win war – beat fascism 28. Love mama 29. Love papa 30. Love Pete 31. Love everybody 32. Make up your mind 33. Wake up and fight.

I imagine I'm biased as I believe Woody Guthrie is the true King of folk. Bob Dylan I suppose is the Prince. I reviewed this list and imagined that I didn't know how brought it into being. It's the simplicity that I love. It's the big goals and the little goals that add up to our day, our week, our year, our lives.

To learn more about the wonderful Woody Guthrie, visit the official website, here.