It’s been years since I’ve made a New Year’s Resolution. I gave them up long ago. Mostly because I hate the word. It’s not very sexy or inspiring or very motivating. It implies doom. Which has everything to do with why they don’t work.
Resolving to do something sounds very patriarchal. Rigid. Without flexibility. In other words – fated to failure. Which is what happens with most people who make a list of resolutions in January. By Martin Luther King’s Birthday they don’t even know where they put the list.
I’ve written about it here before.
I am not a fan of the word goal either. Goals are for the football field. They imply the only way to get somewhere is by following a specific set of rules. It’s almost 2014. We’ve seen the changes in the last few years – most of which have happened with vision and intention and by breaking the rules.
Don’t get me wrong. I am cleaning house. Straightening out the loose ends of 2013. Getting clear on what I want 2014 to look like. Change is good. A clean page on the calendar. A chance to create something new. To look at the world and my life from a fresh perspective.
I’ll be working on my vision. I’ll allow myself not just to see it but to feel it fully in my body. That’s one of the secrets of those who manage to create a lot. They let themselves feel it in every cell of their being. That’s how they stop themselves from getting in their own way. I’ve already started my list of intentions. And then I’ll have another list of what steps I can take that will help me to bring it all to fruition.
I’ll reread the blog I wrote last January The Five Things You Should Know Before You Write Those Resolutions and I’ll follow my own advice.
But I won’t resolve and I hope you won’t either.
Wishing you all the best year yet!
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