This time of year is amazing.It is a time of celebration, a time of new beginnings, and a time of ringing in the new year. It is a time when much of the world watches rose adorned floats travel through the city of Pasadena. It is a time when football fans anxiously watch as their favorite college team fights to be the Rose Bowl winner. It is a time when the entire world can reflect on the past 365 days and dream about what the next 365 have in store.
It is also a time of personal resolutions.
January 1st marks the fresh start of a new year. It marks a time when people can leave behind old habits and put in place new ones. Maybe it is lifestyle habit like smoking or unhealthy eating that needs to be changed. Maybe it is relationship habits, communication or dependency patterns that need to be changed. Maybe it is simply a resolve to look at life with a more positive attitude.
Whatever it is that the resolve revolves around, it takes determination, drive, and an honest desire to make a change in order for it to be effective. It also takes realistic expectations of ourselves, our bodies, our health and others. If we lack any of these things, we will certainly lose our focus and resolution to change.
There are some things to keep in mind as the New Year rings in.
- Every day is a new day and a new beginning - not just January 1st. If resolve waivers, the next day is an opportunity to start fresh.
- There would not be success if there was not failure. Let's not beat ourselves up if we don't reach a goal.
- The biggest part of learning comes not from reaching the goal, but from the journey we take to get there - whether we reach our destination or not.
- Keep resolutions realistic and attainable. There is a better chance of keeping them if we set ourselves up for success.
Beautiful thoughts in this post! And the Picture is also fabulous! As a 3 yr. cancer survivor, each moment is so much more precious to me now and I totally agree with all the things you said! Thanks for sharing and Happy 2009!
ReplyDeleteI love your blog! So warm and sweet. I am a person who adores lists and goals. But this year I am wanting to shake things up a bit... there are things that I always wanted to do but discounted myself before even trying. And another goal I have this year is to be "in" the moment more and not be so focused on something way out in the future. But to enjoy the moment and those that I am with.
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting this.. I love it
Debs
I haven't had the time to list out my resolutions becos I fell sick on New Years eve and found out it was Chickenpox a couple of days after... so I am only starting to list down my resolutions now. It's better late than never right? :)
ReplyDeleteHappy 2009!