Over the past few days, I've been mulling over the concept of New Year's Resolutions. Initially, my plan at the start of the new year was to make my yearly resolutions, and to write a post discussing those, just for something festive. So I started to think of my resolutions, and I came to realize, a lot of my current resolutions are just carried over from last year. Then I found a note on my phone containing my previous resolutions. I had a grand total of one checked off. One.
Last year wasn't my greatest, and seeing that reminder of all that I had wanted to accomplish, all that I hadn't accomplished, it really got me down in the dumps. That's when I decided not to write traditional resolutions this year. I am breaking my own personal tradition. I have always written resolutions, and I've seldom accomplished as many of them as I would like. So this year, I am done.
I'm not writing resolutions this year, because I don't need them. I know what I want to get done during the year; I don't need a list to remind me. The thing is though, not all of my resolutions are so easily accomplished. For example, I want to get my book published this year, but I've wanted that for about four years now. Sometimes in order to do something right, it takes longer to do. At the end of this year, I don't want a tiny little list to fill me with regrets, or remind me of where I didn't succeed. I'd rather look back at my own personal triumphs, and keep looking forward to the long term goals I'm still working to accomplish.
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