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New Year's Resolutions© Cynthia Webber (Jausten)
Making a New Year's resolution in order to improve the quality of our lives isn't a bad thing, but how many of us have made New Year's resolutions in the past, only to feel like a failure when we don't keep them? We can resolve to improve our nutrition, amount of exercise and relaxation, and do many things that will aid in our current quality of life as we deal with our fibromyalgia on a daily basis. However, we are setting ourselves up for failure and guilt if we try to make too many changes at one time.
Even if we only decide to make one change in our lives, we can feel guilty when we slip and fail to follow through with even one resolution. The important thing to remember is that if we choose to change one aspect of our lives in order to make our fibromyalgia easier to live with, we still don't have to be perfect. We can have a day, or even a week of eating poorly, not exercising, or even taking time to just relax, but we can return to our resolution when we feel that we are ready. Nothing is written in stone about resolutions, and just because we've forgotten or gave in to a sudden bad habit doesn't mean that we are failures. Each day is a new one, and in fact, our day can be started over anytime within the twenty-four hour period of time. A simplier way in which to view New Year's resolutions is to make gradual changes. We can choose to switch from drinking beverages that aren't healthy for us, but still have the occasional unhealthy beverage without just giving up and saying that it isn't working for us. We can keep nutritious foods in our homes, but if we get a sudden craving for something sweet, it isn't the end of the world.
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