-Screw Years Resolutions-
We’re two weeks into the New Year, which means that for most of us, it’s almost time to start giving up on those New Year’s resolutions.
Time to put your new gym clothes back in the closet, cancel that gym membership and see if you have a family member who would be interested in taking that exercise bike off your hands (Although that would mean you’ll have to find a new place to hang your clothes).
This year, I didn’t make any resolutions on new year. After the year I had last year, I’ve decided I’m not going to plan too far ahead. I’ll be taking each day as it comes. And today, I feel like starting a blog. I didn’t want writing a blog to be my resolution, that would put too much pressure on me wanting it to be a success. I don’t want a successful blog, I just want to write and get some thoughts out my head. As soon as it becomes something I have to do, I’ll not want to do it. I’ve got enough things that I have to do.
This all got me thinking about why resolutions fail. Do we pick things that we know will be impossible for us to achieve, or do we just not really care enough to achieve them? Should we start with smaller targets and then each year try and build on them, or is it better to aim higher from the start knowing we will fail? Falling short on a big target will most likely still have taken you further than only achieving a very small goal, so why not dream big and fail early but still end up slightly ahead? But then again, maybe it’s better to achieve a lot of little targets that don’t really mean anything? Kinda like when you write a to-do list and one of the things to do is “write to do list”. You instantly start with something already ticked off the list. It makes you feel good… doesn’t really help you achieve anything, but you feel good.
Most people’s resolutions are to lose weight. Everyone want’s to lose weight, just not as much as they want pizza. Every year I say I’ll try lose weight, and every year I don’t. I don’t really need to lose weight, I still have a few years before I get to the “need” to lose weight part, so bring on the pizza!
Like I said earlier, I didn’t make any resolutions this year, but I do have a few things I want to change in my life. What small things could I change or add to my day that will, in the long run, be better for me.
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Here’s what I came up with. We can check back in a year and see how I did.
- Spend less time on Social Media.
- Don’t sleep with your phone in the bedroom.
- Read More.
- Write More.
- Drink less coffee.
- Drink more water.
- Take the stairs.
- Explore more.
- Smile more.
- Eat more fruit.
Like I said, these aren’t resolutions. They’re just small changes to try and make to my life that may make my days better.
