The very word ‘New Year’ sends everyone in a tizzy, as it is that time of the year to make the regular annual New Year Resolutions! Yes, it is time to make life- altering goals! We get another chance to reflect on the changes we want or to rectify. Moreover, making New Year resolutions is honestly soul satisfying and it has a feel good effect on you! You feel like a brand new you!!
As a kid I used to write resolutions since everyone around me was writing them and did I feel so very good about it? Yes, but then, I don’t remember those resolutions lasting long- hardly a month or even less! When you slip up on your resolutions, the guilt feeling and the embarrassment of a failed attempt is indeed heavy. So I made a resolution never to bother with New Year resolutions I can never keep! And, let me hasten to add that I have stuck to this resolution. Neat, isn’t it?
I read somewhere that ‘A person who breaks a resolution is weak’. I’m totally crest-fallen! However, the next sentence lifts my spirit, ‘And the person who makes a resolution in the first place is a fool’. I’m elated! I’m not alone !
Well, usually taming the bulge and a strict fitness regime tops the list of New Year Resolutions. Though it is prudent to change your lifestyle for your wellbeing, I have personally experienced that some exciting event like a family wedding ,an interesting get-together or something like that is a huge motivation to trim down that unsightly fat and it is easier to maintain the new lifestyle atleast for a while. So use any appropriate time of the year to start your motivated lifestyle change, so that there is no chance of casting your reformation to the winds!
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| Warm friendly smile |
Even though I do not write down New Year Resolutions, I do have a few simple mental list of attitudes, actions, and beliefs that I follow diligently all through the year. It’s actually quite easy and effortless. Try it and you will feel really good!!
Here it is..
- Have a warm friendly smile for everyone-at the malls, on the road, wherever. A smile knows no geographical or religious barriers .It is a universal language. You’ll be surprised at the number of smiles returned back to you!
- Have a kind word to the elderly and the workers toiling away.Stop and spare a few caring words to them. It will make their day. Be extra nice to the elderly. Never forget that we will be there soon!(Maybe, I am already there?)
- Have a thankful heart always. Be thankful for your blessings, at all times.
- Have a cheerful heart constantly. Never regret your past mistakes and weaknesses. Grow from it.
- Have faith that God will answer your prayers according to His will in His time.
- Always be yourself. Never put on an act or pretend to be someone you are not.
Surely this commitment is easy, isn't it? Give it a go!
I also love Benjamin Franklin’s quote...
“Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each New Year find you a better man/woman."
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