Goodbye 2012! Hello 2013 :)
Another year comes to a close.
It’s a time for looking back.
And LOOKING FORWARD.
Are you making resolutions? Historically, I have not made a practice of it. I have always held a belief that New Year’s Resolutions were a way to set ourselves up for failure. I hadn’t heard stories of people telling how their resolutions were followed through and their lives were better for it. I HAD heard many tales of how after a few weeks (if that) on the new diet, exercise program, etc., that person was drinking in the bar with friends over cheese fries calling it a lost cause!
This year is different for me. I have had the pleasure these past few years of surrounding myself with people who ARE making resolutions (not just for New Years) and seeing them through. These people are MAKING THINGS HAPPEN in their lives, year after year after year. Therefore, my perspective on New Year’s Resolutions have completely changed. In fact, I am making one myself. Who knows? Maybe I’ll make two!
I have come to know that we DECIDE and create what we want in our lives. If there is a change you want to make in the New Year, what is your end goal? Where do you see yourself at the end of it? From there, go backward and ask yourself what needs to be done, in small steps, to get you to the final destination. That is your plan.
If it seems like a BIG thing or not so big, we are most successful when we break it down and give ourselves the time and patience to see it through. The other critical component is practicing patience with yourself. And forgiveness. If you stumble on the way to your “goal”, it’s OK. You don’t have to scrap the whole thing! Begin NOW. One more step. One more day. You can do this.
Thank you for sharing another year with me 🙂 I am so GRATEFUL that you take the time to read what I write. I am looking forward to 2013 being a year full of health, laughter, friendship, prosperity, and a whole lot of FUN!!! I wish the same for all <3
Happy New Year!!!
