Another New Year
December 31, 2002
It is the eve of another year and I find myself reviewing my actions and behaviours of this past year.Some are good and some are not so good.What can I learn from this self-evaluation as I enter another year?Fresh and pure like newly fallen snow (I’ve never been much of a fan of snow), you don’t want to walk into it for fear of messing it up right from the start - the New Year that is.
For me, New Year’s resolutions are like diets.As soon as I say that I cannot have or do something, it is all that I crave or want.I don’t do well with ‘planned denial.’ It is the same when making my resolutions.First off, I make resolutions that are impossible to keep.Instead of just saying, “I will try to have more patience,” I promise to become the saint of patience.I cannot leap a building in a single bound so I should not make superhero-type resolutions that will only make me feel bad later.
The world is definitely a more complex place than it was a year ago and I think that this must be taken into consideration when planning out a new year.I think that we are often too hard on ourselves, expecting too much from ourselves and consequently, from those around us.If we can learn to expect less, we may actually receive more.I think that I may have just stumbled upon my New Year’s resolution, expect less and do more.Or maybe I shouldresolve to stop making yearly resolutions and just try to make it through each day with a little more grace and understanding.
Cheers and Happy New Year!
laurele