Happy New Year to you all. All made your resolutions yet? I hope they are achievable - a lot of us seem to get airlocks in our heads around about now, and plan for the most silliest of things. The problem is: when we made them, we were serious and thought we could keep them easily.
In the cold hard light though on the first of January, what we thought was achievable seems like Mt Everest.
We look, wonder what on earth possessed us, and promptly slip up because we just KNOW we cannot keep them.
But all is not lost. Go back to your resolutions, and look at them carefully. Let's say we were going to take up walking two miles a day immediately. If you haven't done anything but sit around and barely move apart from the kitchen to the bedroom for the last 2 years even, then there is no way on God's green earth that you are going to make two miles of walking immediately. Admit that and keep the resolution. Simply do the following, and you won't be breaking your resolution. After all, if there is a problem, there is a solution. :)
Break the goal down into manageable chunks before you despair. Okay, you won't get the two miles the first day, but no one said you had to, unless you really specified that. So, in order to get to your goal, simply start walking. Only as far as you can the first day and extend a little more each day. The point is: THAT YOU MUST START.
That is the biggie that almost everyone trips over. The START and CONTINUING, despite all obstacles. Your resolution usually is a broad thing. The broader it is, the more it is open to total failure. So take an element of your resolution and work on that. Add more pieces as you get better at it, and you WILL keep your resolution.
It does not matter if you told friends, family and your pets what your resolutions were. When they(apart from your pets!) tease you about falling off the wagon, you don't have to cringe. You can tell them you are keeping your plan, and let THEM figure out what you mean!
All the best to you!
