How are those resolutions going? Do you, like me, need a fresh start, a new beginning in order to persist in reaching your goals?
Life never presents us with anything which may not be looked upon as a fresh starting point, no less than as a termination.
— Andre Gide
Monday Morning
It’s Monday morning and I’m dressed, ready to go out for my walk – yet here I am, writing this post instead. Lately it’s been a challenge to get myself out for my morning walk. And an even tougher task to eat in ways that cause me to shed pounds.
Not too long ago I was cruising along doing both with ease. No such luck now. I can come up with every excuse in the book for not going out first thing in the morning. And my sweet-tooth plagues me.
This has GOT to turn around. Now would be a good time. I need a fresh start at this losing weight and getting fit stuff. I’m barely holding my own here. And it’s waaaaaay too soon to be in maintenance mode.
Could writing this post serve as Continue reading » Begin Again
What motivates you to swing into action and get things done?
Why is it that New Year’s resolutions get such a bad rap? Why don’t we just swing into action and get every one of our resolutions done – Ta da – mission accomplished!
I offer two possibilities:
- Resolutions that are too many and too big defeat us before we even begin.
- Trying to succeed using other people’s motivators sabotages our efforts.
Too Many, Too Big
If you’ve already created a long list of potential new year’s resolutions, I encourage you to heed this wise caution from Og Mandino:
You will achieve your grand dream a day at a time, so set goals for each day – not long and difficult projects, but chores that will take you, step by step, toward your rainbow.
Write them down, if you must, but limit your list so that you won’t have to drag today’s undone matters into tomorrow. Remember that you cannot build your pyramid in twenty-four hours. Be patient.
Never allow your day to become so cluttered that you neglect your most Continue reading » At the Dawn of This New Year, What Motivates You?
Where do you look for next year’s resolutions? Do you have a better idea?
And if life is just a highway, then the soul is just a car. And objects in the rear view mirror may appear closer than they are…
— MeatLoaf
I find myself thinking about 2010 as a fresh new year, a clean slate on which to paint my best intentions. I, like everyone else, want a happy and satisfying life and am willing to do the work it takes to make it so.
But as much as I long to embrace all that 2010 has to offer, this last year’s events weigh heavy on my heart – the death of my beloved husband looms-large in my rearview mirror. And clouds my future-vision. Still, I know it’s time for me to create a new vision – to fill-in the details of a new life – my new life – and to fill it with new purpose.
And I reluctantly conclude that Andy Warhol was right when he said:
Continue reading » Objects in the Rearview Mirror…
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