New Year's Resolutions

New Year's resolutions....  People make them - and break them - every year.  For the most part, they are not taken too seriously.  Having said that, I want to offer another perspective on what all this 'resolution' stuff is.  At it's center, a New Year's resolution is really about positive change.  We want to better ourselves.  To be better people, to take better care, and to do better things.  And what better time to make a commitment to change than at the turn of a new year, right?  So, at the heart, a New Year's resolution is a beautiful thing.  So why don't we keep them?  We mean well when we make them.  We intend to make those changes.  Right?  Well, first off, change is always a challenge.  It is never easy.  We are creatures of habit, and old habits can be hard to break.  Secondly, a New Year's resolution is hardly a plan, but more of a spur of the moment hail mary!

So, a resolution is a good thing.  Do you really want to keep it?  Then make a plan.  Write it down.  Strategize it.  Figure out the specifics of how you are going to make that positive change you really want.  Get serious about it.  Do the things necessary to make the change a reality.  A New Year's resolution, in order to be adhered to, needs to be a bit more of a ceremony.  You can do it!  Whatever your resolution may be, it just takes real dedication.  Give yourself enough time, allow yourself a slip now and then, and ask for help.  All habits, good or bad, have an underlying function.  Figure out what that underlying function is, and you will unlock the secret to changing it.

So.... welcome to 2015!  Welcome to another season; another season of hope, aspirations and possibilities.  Reach for your purpose, your vision for your life.  Make those resolutions, for they are the dreams of your higher self.  May 2015 bring you closer to those dreams, as you seek the path to a better you, and a better world....  ~ John Two-Hawks

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