It’s February. The new year is officially no longer new. This is the coldest, darkest, most depressing month of the year. I know the Solstice has passed and the days are getting longer, but February still manages to be the gloomiest month for most people.

I did not accomplish what I wanted to in January. My year is off to an okay start, but not the fireworks I expected out of myself at the end of December. My long To-Do list for January is still mostly undone. For my February list I simply deleted the things I had done, and added a few new items. I left most of the list intact.

Why is it that I seem to always add more items to my list than I remove? My list gets longer rather than shorter or staying the same. My coach says that I have come a long way and gotten many things accomplished. I don’t see it. There’s just too much more to do to achieve my goals.

I have to tolerate February in order to get to March. I just want to get through these 28 days of doldrums and what may seem like endless and meaningless labor and get on to brighter skies, better weather (most of the time) and more reasons to get outside.

Just like Oprah and Obama say, I need to make this my best year ever. In order to do that, I must make this my best month ever. So once again, I am going to lean into the plough and push through this gloomy month.

Here’s hoping your February is as productive as you want it to be.