Cheers to the New Year
res·o·lu·tion
/ˌrezəˈlo͞oSH(ə)n/
noun
1. a firm decision to do or not to do something.
So, if you're like me, you may make a New Years resolution each year, keep it for about a month, if that, and then you are back to your old ways. I can only speak for myself but it's so easy to fall out of a resolution if it hasn't become a habit...so how do we make it a habit?
--Get out of your comfort zone
---Opposite action
----Be disciplined
Ew...those are all pretty terrifying words and actions, but if we can do it, I think we can live happier more fulfilled lives.
For me, I have been tossing around a few ideas all of which make me terribly uncomfortable, but I suppose that is what it takes sometimes. The resolutions that I am thinking about are ones that I believe will make me happier in the coming year. I'm afraid to share any of them out loud because if you know them, then what happens if I fail, and you ask me about it...I couldn't bare it. So, that being said, I am leaving one resolution with you.
Drum roll please
I plan to write a book. Or rather, I WILL write a book. I'll be honest with you, this has been on my to-do list for years and I have pushed it off and pushed it off year after year. 2019 is there year for no excuses; I WILL finish the book I've started...even if I'm only two paragraphs in.
I have received some encouragement from friends who have read my blog. People have been kind enough to read and respond to me in ways that I haven't ever imagined. Of all of the uplifting words and encouragement that I have received the one that has really meant the most was from my dad.
My parents recently visited Bean, Stefan and myself. While they were here, dad and I went out on a dinner and movie date like we used to do before Christmas every year. While we were out, we talked a lot about life and he mentioned my blog. I know that as a parent it is probably hard for him and my mother to read some of the things I have to share, which he did acknowledge, but appreciated my honesty. What he said that really lifted me up was when he said, "...you could write a book, I'm not even kidding. Some important people may come across what you are writing, if they haven't already." I think any kid, no matter how old, loves to hear something so complimentary from a parent. I know I've always wanted encouragement and validation from my parents, especially my dad, so to hear that he thinks that really means the world.
That being said, I encourage anyone who reads this and knows my resolution to ask me about it. Make me uncomfortable and I will do the same for you...if you'd like. What are you going to make as your resolution for 2019? Will you keep it, or give up on it.
P.S. I am rereading this and it makes me nauseous to share this with you.
/ˌrezəˈlo͞oSH(ə)n/
noun
1. a firm decision to do or not to do something.
"she kept her resolution not to see Anne any more" <-- Poor Anne, or maybe she deserved it.
So, if you're like me, you may make a New Years resolution each year, keep it for about a month, if that, and then you are back to your old ways. I can only speak for myself but it's so easy to fall out of a resolution if it hasn't become a habit...so how do we make it a habit?
--Get out of your comfort zone
---Opposite action
----Be disciplined
Ew...those are all pretty terrifying words and actions, but if we can do it, I think we can live happier more fulfilled lives.
For me, I have been tossing around a few ideas all of which make me terribly uncomfortable, but I suppose that is what it takes sometimes. The resolutions that I am thinking about are ones that I believe will make me happier in the coming year. I'm afraid to share any of them out loud because if you know them, then what happens if I fail, and you ask me about it...I couldn't bare it. So, that being said, I am leaving one resolution with you.
Drum roll please
I plan to write a book. Or rather, I WILL write a book. I'll be honest with you, this has been on my to-do list for years and I have pushed it off and pushed it off year after year. 2019 is there year for no excuses; I WILL finish the book I've started...even if I'm only two paragraphs in.
I have received some encouragement from friends who have read my blog. People have been kind enough to read and respond to me in ways that I haven't ever imagined. Of all of the uplifting words and encouragement that I have received the one that has really meant the most was from my dad.
My parents recently visited Bean, Stefan and myself. While they were here, dad and I went out on a dinner and movie date like we used to do before Christmas every year. While we were out, we talked a lot about life and he mentioned my blog. I know that as a parent it is probably hard for him and my mother to read some of the things I have to share, which he did acknowledge, but appreciated my honesty. What he said that really lifted me up was when he said, "...you could write a book, I'm not even kidding. Some important people may come across what you are writing, if they haven't already." I think any kid, no matter how old, loves to hear something so complimentary from a parent. I know I've always wanted encouragement and validation from my parents, especially my dad, so to hear that he thinks that really means the world.
That being said, I encourage anyone who reads this and knows my resolution to ask me about it. Make me uncomfortable and I will do the same for you...if you'd like. What are you going to make as your resolution for 2019? Will you keep it, or give up on it.
P.S. I am rereading this and it makes me nauseous to share this with you.
Cheers to you. Cheers to me. Cheers to 2019
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