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Can a Resolution Be Just to Persevere? Maybe That’s Enough
A show of hands from those of you who have already fallen off the wagon of your New Year’s resolution? Right, I thought so. This post, now two weeks past the date I had set on my schedule – one of my resolutions – is living proof of why my hand is raised high, too. By mid-February, the newness of a January resolution has likely diminished quite a bit, just as the excitement over winter’s snow has worn thin. With each new snowfall, the wonder of it is replaced by the weariness of having to clear the driveway yet again. In the same way, the excitement and resolve with which…
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Small Steps Toward a Creative New Year
Something about the New Year encourages us to take stock of our lives, and we think of resolutions that will take us closer to the lives we wish we were living. Sometimes it is the practical (I will organize my kitchen cabinets or else!) or the physical (Yoga every evening, no more snacks!). But no matter what the motivation seems to be, underneath it all, each promise we make to ourselves, each goal we set, is designed to bring us closer to whom we really are. We are inherently creative beings, and for that reason, many of us hold a vision for our lives that includes a more creative version…
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Tiny Steps toward Your Best New Year
“And now we welcome the new year. Full of things that have never been.” –Rainer Maria Rilke I love the thought of a new year, especially on December 31st, when I think of all I will accomplish now that the calendar page has turned. Like many perfectionists (read borderline OCDs), however, if I don’t have a clean start on January 1st, I’d might as well forget it, or wait for another “clean start” at the six month point on June 1st, or even the following year. But at this point of my life, I realize that I don’t have full years or even six month increments to waste waiting for…