Sunday share has to be about the new year, right?
To have or not to have new year’s resolutions. That is the question.
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I found a few articles about the new year (some may be behind a paywall).
- Making a New Year’s Resolution? Don’t go to war with yourself.
- A New Year doesn’t call for a new you.
- You do you this new year. (I made that one up, but the title stands).
“Only 8% of people stick with them (resolutions) the entire year.”- Psychology Today.
I’m in the 92% area, like most of you.
However, I make general writing goals, so I can finish manuscripts. Regarding other areas, what works better for me is to pick one word for the year.
My word for this year is NOURISH. Feeding my body, mind, and spirit, as well as others, is the guiding word for my year.
I can manage 24 hours, and afterward, I feel more accomplished.
The 13th Century poet Rumi gives us an example with his poem:
The Guest House This being human is a guest house. Every morning a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a meanness, some momentary awareness comes as an unexpected visitor. Welcome and entertain them all! Even if they are a crowd of sorrows, who violently sweep your house empty of its furniture, still, treat each guest honorably. He may be clearing you out for some new delight. The dark thought, the shame, the malice. Meet them at the door laughing and invite them in. Be grateful for whatever comes. Because each has been sent as a guide from beyond.
Good things will come this year, as well as bad. Hold your intention close and use it for guidance and insight. Do you have a word or phrase to live by this year? Or are you in that 8%?
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