What happened to our New Year's Resolutions?
by Lynn DeVasto on 05/24/12
Oh. My. Gosh. We are already at the unofficial start of summer!!
How are your New Year's Resolutions going? Pretty soon, we'll be halfway through the year, and I always like to take stock and see how I've done so far. So, let's see: I did do a 3 week cleanse, and I did give up meat for 6 weeks during Lent. But...my home still isn't spotless and clean each and every day no matter what, and I sure didn't keep up with journalling 3 pages each and every day. Sometimes, I wonder why we write these things down when we know darn well we probably won't do them. So, WHY do we do that?
I'll tell you why, and it's not to torture ourselves! We do it because our resolutions, our affirmations, our intentions, they represent the highest versions of ourselves. One day, when we're ready, we will accomplish them. It may not be this year, or perhaps not the first half of this year, BUT, the year isn't even halfway over. Can I start journalling again? Maybe 3 pages was a bit of an overcommitment (it took me 45 minutes each day!), but at least I can do a page. Can I commit to keeping my home spotless? Probably not, but I can keep up with the "stuff" daily instead of every other day.
Our resolutions stem from the desire to be true to ourselves. I am a more loving, compassionate person when I journal and give myself that time to actually think and care about how I feel. I am more centered when everything is clean and where it is supposed to be. So I will be thinking about these things over the next month and make mid-year resolutions, because they represent who I am, even if I'm not quite there yet.
