I don't know about you, but I am still in a bit of disbelief that a new year is upon us. The last one was so full of great, hard, exciting, tough, not so wonderful and magnificent moments for me and the time seemed to just whirl on by. I hope you were able to experience some of those same emotions and had moments that took your breath away.
Now, standing at the opening of a new year, we have a beautiful white slate in front of us. (Literally for those of us living in snowy places.) No doubt all of us have visited the New Year's Resolution mindsets or had conversations with ourselves or others about just what those resolutions are going to be and that this year by dang we are gonna keep them.
While looking into the definition of the word Resolution I found that it has much the same verbiage and meaning as the word Resolve, only Resolution is a Noun and Resolve is a verb. The gist of the definition is: to come to a definite or earnest decision about; determine (to do something).
In making Resolutions, just how determined are you really? How about earnest? And...are you making a resolution (noun/ without action) or are you resolving to to something (verb/with action?) Let's look at this a little closer and from a slightly different viewpoint.
When you made your resolutions for this year did you focus on problems or things that you or others would like to see different about you? Ex:"I will lose weight," "I will get out of debt," I will stop eating sugar," and so on. The focus here is on things that are wrong with you or not good enough and trigger victim mentality and ultimately, abandoning the resolution and falling down the rabbit hole and adding proof that you are indeed a failure. Ugg!! That felt icky just writing it.
Let's look at another possibility for creating resolve and change in your life in a more empowering fashion. Take a closer look at what excites you, makes you feel alive, what evokes passion and appreciation for who you are and what you desire to create in your life. From this inspired vantage point set a outcome that has a long-term direction, allowing you to take the necessary baby steps along the way that create growth and success.
Focusing on what you want and having clarity in your vision allows you to be solution minded as you make course corrections rather than falling into victim because you missed a date or marker based off of something you don't want, like being heavy, in debt or jacked up on sugar. Staying clear on what you desire to create will keep you more inspired and more likely to take action for a the long haul and less likely to be a statistic.
As you move forward into this coming year I challenge you to really look at your past year and decide whether you really want a New Year full of the things you desire OR...more of the same. If you want more of the same, well than by all means keep doing what you're doing and you are bound to succeed. If you really want a New Year with different outcomes, be willing to take a different view and do a some things differently, and crazy enough...you will succeed!
Remember as you move forward to build a good base first. Look at the simple yet overlooked basics in our lives like, hydration and whole foods, sleep and relaxation, movement and connection. Don't go out and get all crazy with your goals but rather look to build a good base and do more of the above in order to strengthen your resolve to create what it is you Really want for your life.
You got this! We got you! Now get out there and create magic!
If you would like a little incentive for movement and connection, the Health and Fitness Academy at Mountain View Hospital is hosting a Minute Masters Challenge. The idea is to bring more awareness to moving more by way of 1000 minutes a month for the next 3 months. The challenge starts Monday January 4, 2016. For further details please contact us at 557-2823.
Whatever you do, have Fun doing it!
Until Next Time...Go BE Great!
Jennifer Saunders
BS, Reiki Energy Therapy
ACE Certified Personal Trainer
Behavior Change Specialist
Life Coach, ButtinGear
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