Hi all,

I don't make "resolutions" either but I have set myself a goal to lern to play solo pieces on the Celtic/lever harp rather than just playing chords to accompany other people's instruments or singing.

I think that setting goals means working out a plan of action based on the goal I want to reach, and making a specific date to get to the major goal, and also to get to steps along the way. I haven't actually sat myself down to plan it all out, but one thing I want to do is set aside a specific time to practise once a week rather than just going to the sessions and playing along with everyone else. I'll still go to the sessions (wouldn't miss them - we had our 10th annivesrsay this year) but I'll also play the music in practise sessions which I want to learn to play.

So "resolution" or "goal" - that's my ambition for this year, apart from having about 10 times more money than I had this year, which is another story completely. (Living on the poverty line may be good for the soul but it sure isn't good for the stress levels.)

Love and best wishes for 1999, Helen, in Oz