We all probably know that making new year's resolutions is easier than keeping them. Every new year, we resolve to . . .
- change something, usually behavior
- lose something, usually weight
- give up something, usually junk food or smoking
- do more of something that's good for us, like exercise
- do less of something that's bad for us, such as stifling emotions
- be more of something positive, like being more considerate
- be less of something negative, like being less worrisome
. . . all in an effort to improve our lives.
A brand new year is a natural time for us to make these resolutions, especially this coming year, since it is the beginning of a new decade, a new century, and a new millenium (although next year we can say that again).
There's nothing like a fresh start, and making resolutions allows us to focus our thoughts, feelings, and actions on what we really want out of our lives.
Relapse?
However, new year's resolutions often have a way of escaping us some time after the new year has started. Perhaps you tried to give up smoking, but a week later you were puffing away. Or maybe you started an exercise routine that was actually too difficult for an out-of-shape body, so you gave up on it altogether.
Setbacks like these are just that: setbacks. They are not the end to your resolution.
Resume!
A setback is just a suspension of the progress you have made so far, and you can resume whenever you choose to resume. You do not have to wait for another new year to begin again. Every minute contains an opportunity for you to make the choice that will let you resume your progress.
So if you smoked a cigarette seven days after January 1, choose not to smoke one on the eighth day. If you stopped your unsuitable exercise routine on February 3, begin a suitable one on February 4.
You do not even need to wait for a new day to continue with your new year's resolution, for at any minute you can say to yourself, "I choose to resume the progress that I have made so far."
Persevere, persist, and press on!
Health and prosperity to you and yours in 2000!!!
Here is a web site that offers suggestions on how to keep your new year's resolution:
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