Each and every year I come up with some hare brained idea that will be the perfect resolution for me to ring in my New Year with. It is always super unattainable and usually something that I have tried and failed at before. You know the ones…”this year I WILL make sure my entire house is sparkling before going to bed every night.” Or “this year I PROMISE that I will drop those extra pounds and ditch the mommy tummy for good.” Umm yeah, that’s more than likely not going to happen. So this year I am ditching resolutions! Crazy, I know!
In lieu of making resolutions this year that will undoubtedly turn into disappointment and self loathing in a month or two, I have decided to focus on what is great about myself and what I love about being me. There have been so many changes to my life in the past year, and I am looking forward to what 2015 has to offer. And I will make sure that I appreciate all of the goodness coming my way by taking ten to fifteen minutes on the last day of each month to reflect back and re-live some of that amazingness. I have always loved the idea of a gratitude journal, but I never felt that I would actually stick to writing in it every night. Once a month on the other hand? Yeah, I can totally do that.
So I won’t lose any sleep over each pound that was not lost, or the bathroom that remains so gross that it is best to just close the door and walk away. Instead I will build myself up with that dinner party that turned out to be the best yet, or my kids telling me that I am the best mom they could ever hope to meet, or the day when my deployed hubby comes home and I get to hold him in my arms again. You know, the good stuff. And only the good stuff!
Yes, I am choosing to focus on the positives and leave those silly old resolutions in the dust. This year, I will not beat myself up for not following through. This year, I will be proud and I will be happy to be me.
How about you? Are you making resolutions or are you going to choose to buck the system? I would love to hear about it either way! Let me know in the comments, pretty please!
I’m not making any resolutions this year either. I used to always try and then be disappointed when I inevitably failed. I just take things day by day!
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I know, it is such a terrible feeling and it never took me very long to fall off and fail. So glad there is no pressure this year to be anything but happy.
Love this! Congratulations on the wonderful year you have had, and blessings on the one to come 🙂
Aww, thanks so much Melissa! And the same to you!!!