“And now we welcome the New Year. Full of things that have never been.” – Rainer Maria Rilke
Wait, what, you’re serious? I was three sheets to the wind when I said that. You can’t actually expect. You really thought I was serious? Why would I ever commit to something like that? Every single day? What an order, I can’t go through with it!
Of course you can, you just have to make the commitment. Then, of course, follow through. That was another one of the convos I have with myself. I warned you I do it a lot. Maybe I should resolve to stop talking to myself so much. It definitely would free up a lot of time to think about other stuff.
Anyway, as I mentioned before, I don’t like the pressure placed on resolutions on New Years. The timing seems perfect for setting and expressing resolutions. What better time to review our growth, progress, and accomplishments. Review our goals, lists, targets. Did we hit the mark? Did we fall short? What worked, what didn’t? Right? Can there be a more appropriate time?
Perhaps not, but perhaps there is a more appropriate approach. A more genuine process or system to incorporate into our lives on a daily basis that grounds us in the present moment. Regardless of what the calendar says. After all, January 1st is just another day.
Why is that day the best day to start eating healthy, exercising, being nicer, or working harder? Why is that day the best day to stop smoking, drinking too much, spending too much money or whatever vice you need to address?
Isn’t every day a day that we should resolve to do better and be better? Why should we wait until the eve of a new year? Is waiting until the final ticks pass away really the best time? The best time to set our intentions for the coming year? You know the intentions that will set our goals for the next 365? The goals that will take us closer to the things we want to do and be.
Buy a new home, go to graduate school, start a family, become more financially independent, start a business, launch our coaching program, write a book, etc. Whatever if may be, your intentions for the year seem like a pretty big deal. Maybe we ought to wait until we are in better state of mind. You know, not three sheets to the wind or caught up in the moment. Slurring our resolutions while stumbling about with a bubbly beverage doesn’t seem fitting. Or very genuine, especially when you have a party whistle dangling from your mouth. Not to mention the silly foil and glitter bedazzled cone hat on your head.
So let’s forget those resolutions. Let’s start a resolution revolution. Let us resolve to create a new order. A new way doing things. A new way of creating authentic intentions and meaningful change. Starting with our personal resolutions. Whether they be set on the eve of a new year or the eve of a new day. Any day, even if it’s the 182nd day of the year. July 2nd most years, except of course those wonderful one out of four years. The ones we get an extra day to play, and, celebrate yours truly!
But I digress yet again. So let us start by committing to do something different. Set our intention to do better and be better regardless of what the calendar says. By committing to such we will truly create a new order. A new order of people wanting to do and be better. A new order of people who want to create positive change. A new order of people who help others honor their intentions. What an impact that would have, right? The infectious nature of the warm fuzzies, It would just spread like wild fire.
Maybe in a perfect world, but it definitely doesn’t hurt to do our part. So where do we start?
Stay tuned and we will get started on changing the world together.
Talk Soon,
Kevin W @LEAP272
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