Good Morning Southern Sweeties! Ya know, I’m realizing I write my best when you all seem to be sleeping, hence it’s 5:50 am. Nonetheless, I hope to bring you something worthwhile to read. Resolute your resolutions. Today’s topic is going to be personal but also what I see in all of us. Of course I love to analyze you all and make healthy assumptions, as it’s healthy to learn and reflect.
Anywho, before I get to philosophical this dewey morning I want to make my point first and provide my reasoning after. I’ll save you all time for the ones who say I write to lengthy. I hate New Year’s Resolutions. They are a standardized fluff we have taken on as a ritual with no true purpose. I equate resolutions with as much value as saying “bless you” when someone sneezes.
I guess that comes off as harsh, but you know how old you are. Have you ever seen a resolution through to the next year? Neither have I, and if you have, please share your commitment strategies to your goal. I would ever be so lucky to even attempt to get as far as you.
Now, as much as I want this to be positive I have to be constructive with criticism, it’s only fair, I believe this to be the hardest goal, not because it’s unachievable, but because it’s really long and we don’t give ourselves rules and boundaries to achieve it successfully. Imagine setting a goal to lose weight, and that’s it. You go to the gym and after a month you’re burnt out and tired and you do not know why. But I know, it’s because you didn’t plan it, or strategize it to make it a goal that’s attainable.
So I say resolute your resolutions, or be more defined with your goals. Set short term goals, that lead to the long term goals. Also, reward yourself, do not take all this time to work hard with no reward for how hard you’re actually working. These small little changes can make the biggest difference in how you approach your goals or aspirations. Want more suggestions? Sure!
How about bringing other people into your goal, maybe two people have similar situations and could benefit from a partner. Seeing each other smile and achieve that goal mutually can be rewarding in itself. Also, try using a planner, set out days and times and make yourself regulated so you don’t have to frown because you didn’t get something done in the time you allotted. By having a schedule you’ll always remember the day to do something and you can easily block out future plans that may interrupt that goal.
I lastly believe that being open minded and nice to yourself will help you achieve that goal overall. If you don’t do something correctly or miss anything it’s ok, remember this is something you set out for for yourself. Not others. So did you make it longer in the long run than you did last year? Good! That’s called progress! Be happy with progress, not perfection, and going into the situation that you are human and this plan will not fully work unless you simply try, and when you do, you have done your best. And that’s all anyone wants from you or even yourself, to simply try.
Overall, I want this to be a prosperous and better year for everyone, but in order to do that, we have to be resolute in our resolutions. If you don’t want to make one that’s fine and if you do that’s fine too. But these are things most likely we are gonna forget about. We do it every year, but if you can find a simpler goal and really work hard at it, then you’ll be fairly surprised how well it is to achieve if you just show consistency. They said it’s key! I don’t know to what door, but maybe the future.
Thats all I have for now, but I do hope you all enjoy 2023 and I can’t wait to watch you grow and blossom and do even more wonderful things! I’ll see ya later sweets!
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