As the new year approaches I find that I am more resolved than ever to avoid making any resolutions. I find this practice to add to the already downward slump of January. The last thing I need to do for myself is to be mad that I can't get onto the treadmill more, write more, have a cleaner house, be a better wife/mother all while getting back into the routine of life after a nice, but crazy holiday break. These are such big life altering intentions that I am often overwhelmed before I even begin.
Instead, I propose taking this time to switch gears from crafting well worded and well intentioned lists of hopes to stop resoluting altogether. I am proposing a switch from giant steps to baby steps. I want my new year to start with a deep gratifying breath. I want to start this new year by being more conscious of myself. Am I stressed? Well, let me see... stop, breathe, and check in. If I am stressed, why am I stressed? What can I do about it? Anything? If I am not stressed, then what am I feeling? Yes, I will have one more deep breath and another until my shoulders fall back to their normal position and I have allowed my inner self to speak.
These little steps are so tiny that I am confident that everything that I intend for this year will come if I stop and breathe. If I stop to take a moment to reflect. If I stop to reset my mind so I can see clearer. Yes, this does sound like a resolution but it is so tiny that it isn't one. If I can inhabit at least 5 of my new year moments out of every day in January then perhaps by February I will be better able to inhabit 7 moments. Then I will be unstoppable by September! But, I am getting ahead of myself, so instead, I am going to stop, I am going to breathe, and I am going to check in...
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