Once I saw in an office, a plaque saying "Tomorrow is the first day of the rest of your life." or something to that effect. BUT, it is something of a marker to have an year end and a new one begin. Or as my husband says, it is just another day on the calendar.
There is something to be said of new beginnings, a clean slate and a do-over of sorts. Almost all people love to make plans, create goals and make resolutions. Human beings are resilient beings. However many times we fall over, we still get up and keep going. Irrespective of how many times we promise ourselves the same things at the beginning of the year and fail to see it through, we keep doing it come some 350 days later. We are somehow optimistic that this time it will be different. Like how I hang on to those pre-pregnancy dresses that Rajiv bought me for an anniversary from White House Black Market, hoping I would somehow still fit into them.
For years, I thought I should eat healthy. My goal was nebulous, and I had no idea what that really meant. I thought eating healthy meant eating just a salad for lunch. I hate salads. No prizes for guessing how long that lasted. And most importantly, I really felt no rewards from such a goal. I had hardly any weight to lose (at that time), I really had no motivation. I did it because I felt it was a lofty goal. 6 months ago, I up and gave up sugar for a month. JUST LIKE THAT. 100% off. It did wonders to my body. I felt more energized, no post lunch slump, my weight went down 5 pounds. I fell off that wagon a bit, I have no idea why, but I am ready to get back on.
I have that hopeful spirit. The deep rooted changes that occur in the personality are not overnight. But I know that I am not the same person I was 10 years ago or even 3 years ago. Because of, or maybe in spite of our goals and resolutions, we grow by leaps and bounds. Like a river flowing peacefully without much change in course and then it suddenly meets a boulder and the face of the river is changed. The thing is, none of us when we go through a challenge or opportunity think to ourselves, "Oh, what an experience, here is how I am growing" when we actually go through it. With time and the blessing of perspective, we realize that we have changed in ways we never thought we would or could.
May our dreams be lofty, but goals clear. May our love be without reservations. May we be a littler kinder that we were yesterday. May we be slower to speak, eager to listen and quicker to forgive.
Happy New Year!
There is something to be said of new beginnings, a clean slate and a do-over of sorts. Almost all people love to make plans, create goals and make resolutions. Human beings are resilient beings. However many times we fall over, we still get up and keep going. Irrespective of how many times we promise ourselves the same things at the beginning of the year and fail to see it through, we keep doing it come some 350 days later. We are somehow optimistic that this time it will be different. Like how I hang on to those pre-pregnancy dresses that Rajiv bought me for an anniversary from White House Black Market, hoping I would somehow still fit into them.
For years, I thought I should eat healthy. My goal was nebulous, and I had no idea what that really meant. I thought eating healthy meant eating just a salad for lunch. I hate salads. No prizes for guessing how long that lasted. And most importantly, I really felt no rewards from such a goal. I had hardly any weight to lose (at that time), I really had no motivation. I did it because I felt it was a lofty goal. 6 months ago, I up and gave up sugar for a month. JUST LIKE THAT. 100% off. It did wonders to my body. I felt more energized, no post lunch slump, my weight went down 5 pounds. I fell off that wagon a bit, I have no idea why, but I am ready to get back on.
I have that hopeful spirit. The deep rooted changes that occur in the personality are not overnight. But I know that I am not the same person I was 10 years ago or even 3 years ago. Because of, or maybe in spite of our goals and resolutions, we grow by leaps and bounds. Like a river flowing peacefully without much change in course and then it suddenly meets a boulder and the face of the river is changed. The thing is, none of us when we go through a challenge or opportunity think to ourselves, "Oh, what an experience, here is how I am growing" when we actually go through it. With time and the blessing of perspective, we realize that we have changed in ways we never thought we would or could.
May our dreams be lofty, but goals clear. May our love be without reservations. May we be a littler kinder that we were yesterday. May we be slower to speak, eager to listen and quicker to forgive.
Happy New Year!
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