Wednesday, December 31, 2014

2015 Resolutions

Resolutions are quite popular now. Give it until a month for people to follow through until they break. I'm not being pessimistic, I'm just a realist. I believe it's human nature to deviate from the hard resolutions. It's human nature to modify along the way. Don't get me wrong. I applaud those who gun for their aspirations head on, no negotiations, no compromises. But for me, like most of us, we tend to be shall I say, flexible and forgiving and no one is going to penalize me except my conscience. I choose to live on my own failures and demons.

But making resolutions is free, so I'm making one for myself right now! I promise to take it into heart. A lot of life changing events happened to me last year so it's quite impossible that my perceptions have not changed. I'm living on a new lease now and I'm made up of the stronger stuff than before so my resolutions have a better chance at surviving now!

To start with, here are my 10 Resolutions for this year. These are things that I have not being doing religiously..ever. Others goals I have developed and maintained within 2014. No point in putting those  which I am already achieving. For now we'll focus on the

1. Perform my morning Thank You prayer as soon as I wake up.
2. To visit the gym and use my membership at least thrice a week, weekends included.
3. To do either short distance or long distance travel every month. This comes with planning it well.
4. lessen my credit card use by 50%
5. To be more organized and productive in everything - stop being idle and lazy.
6. To consistently write at least 2 hours a day, 1 paragraph to a sentence each day. Blogs are included.
7. To spend more time with my dogs, me giving them a bath once a week.
8. To be more forgiving of stupid and hurtful people.
9. Quit my vices (read: desserts everyday). Lessen it at 25% this first quarter
10. Learn new things, educate myself consistently, perform a new positive habit.

Other resolutions are goal-specific and I will divulge in future posts.

See, that wasn't so bad. It's always been easy to make resolutions. I've always known what needs to changed and I know what I want anyways.

HAPPY 2015!

Hello! Hello! Hello! Yes I'm alive...

And just like that, it's 2015! New Year always gives me goosebumps. Always. Once the clock strikes 12 MN and you see your family cheering along with the rest of the world, everything gets silenced out and I feel peaceful and grateful. 

But what I really like about New Year's is that it gives you that extra encouragement to start all over again. Sure you can initiate change and start something within the year, but nothing beats a clean slate on Day 1. Everybody else gets to start at something at ground zero. There won't be any judgments of whoever's being left behind. New Year is always a day of fresh start and it always generates a positive feeling. Everyone needs a dose of that.

So do what you wanted to do, but you weren't able to do last 2014!
Lose and discard what needs to be discarded and bury it with 2014!
Achieve what your want this 2015!
Start to be that better person than yesterday!
Do not lose heart and vision!

You and I are no different. We all get a taste of a free ride. 

So from my blog to you, reader,  I wish you well. May 2015 be whatever you make it to be.