NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS!

We make them, we rarely keep them and for some reason this does not upset us, them being New Year resolutions. Lose weight, quit smoking, start jogging, ride the bike to work, finish War and Peace or simply make peace with your family the list is only limited to our sins. The good news is this list of must do’s can be regurgitated every year because no one really believes anyone is going to achieve anything on their list. New Year resolutions are those things you make when you need to ease the guilt of something, you know you should do but deep down really don’t want to do

What if and I know this stretches the imagination, what if your New Year resolution this year was to simply accept that you had not done all those things you said you would do. What if your goal was to have no expectations of self this year but to let go of all the regrets, missed opportunities and unsaid words? So follow me with this..what if instead of giving yourself more stuff to hold onto to or fill up your life you let a little bit go? Then maybe you would have room for other things to enter different things which might add more layers to your life or greater depth. Maybe by letting go a little pressure would be taken off, a small amount of happiness might creep in and maybe because you are filled with more joy and want to jump into life you could give up smoking because it no longer fits into your life.

The bigger the expectation attached the harder the task, which is why so many New Year resolutions sink without a trace. If you want to try to give up smoking be realistic and pick a less stressful time than the holidays. If you want to exercise more be practical and start with a evening stroll with the dog around the neighborhood. If you want to lose weight don’t deprive yourself of food start by learning more about your food habits what you eat, why you eat and how you can serve food and cook it in ways that are tasty and healthy. When you have the information and the skills then start these life changing things don’t expect to just wake up one day and magically lose a craving for fast food and cigarettes.

Start your New Year off with acceptance of self, forgiveness of self and self love. Accept who you are, where you are and all that you are because honestly until you do those things nothing you do is going to work as you want it to. This New Year start of without expectations but with hope and love in your heart. It is a brand new day step into it with the confidence Creator thinks you are perfect just as you are.