Happy New Year
So it’s the start of a new calendar year. Did you make any resolutions? Do you have any rituals that you do at the start of a new year? Do you read your horoscope to see what is in store for you?
I have made new year’s resolutions in the past. This year I decided not to. Why put the pressure on yourself? Every day is a new opportunity to start new things. It doesn’t matter what day it is. You can always start something new or start something over any day of the year.
I do have a few rituals that I like to do. First I clean. I clean everything. I empty out each kitchen cupboard and drawer and clean it out and reorganize it. I have no Idea how the dog hair gets in there. Then I dust all the things that don’t normally get dusted. The top of the fridge, top of cupboards, under the bed and couch. I like to start the year off clean and fresh.
The other thing I do is make a list of all the things that I want to accomplish in the coming year. It usually consists of things that I want to get done around the house and yard. Sometimes I include the fun things that I want to do as well. When I look back at the end of the year and I see all that I was able to cross off the list it gives me a great sense of accomplishment. This year I may hang a chalkboard to put them all up on display as a visual reminder. What a good idea! Let me add that to my list.
Julie’s new year resolution is to create new habits to help her live her best life. She has been reading the book Atomic Habits by James Clear. She is going to use what she learns from the book to get her going. Whatever it is that you do, do it with gusto. If you trip up and stumble on your resolution journey, it’s ok. Start fresh the next morning. Don’t give up. Great change comes with small steps not huge leaps.
Whether you promised yourself that you would get fit, lose weight, eat better, be happier, drink less, read more, whatever it is…. Do it with gusto!
You’ve got this!
Wendy
One Comment
Susan Scarlett
Wonderful post! Personally, I made a promise to myself a few months ago to just be true to myself and stretch outside my comfort zone in my personal relationships.
I need to remove my filter. Doing this forces me to deep dive into what I feel is authentically “me”. Difficult, honest conversations (with myself and others), speaking my mind, stretching the limitations I have spent far too many years creating to be “safe” and creating boundaries that never existed and lack of them compromised my heart and soul. Boundaries towards others, not limitations on myself is what I am (sometimes painfully) learning to practice.
I’ve entered this year with a new perspective on life and myself to shape what I expect from it, and what my focus, attention and INtention will be in each action, inter-action and experience.
It’s all going to be deliberate, proactive, and absolutely wonderful.
Xo