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Friday 2 January 2015

New Year Resolutions 2015

So here goes the obligatory New Years resolution post. Ever since I started keeping my journal (online or otherwise) I have always made a note of my resolutions for the new year to come. I like to keep it as a record, something I can look back on to determine weather or not I achieved anything at all that year. Whilst writing this years resolutions I looked back to what I had written at the start of last year.

2014 meant a line drawn in the sand for me, the previous year had been a particularly difficult one. This time last year I made one solid resolution, I simply resolved to have fun. That's F-U-N. I wanted to ensure that the year to come was much better than the previous one and it certainly was. In fact I had lots of fun. 

This year, of course, is no different.This year I am continuing my New Year's tradition and I have made three resolutions. 

Resolution number 1.
To be more grateful. When I'm having a particularly bad day I always try to re-focus my mind on all the good things, to thank my God (whoever she may be) for all my blessings, all those tiny or mahoosive things I love about my life. Doing this little exercise definitely helps me out of my mood slump. This year I resolve to be even more grateful, to really see all my blessings. Hopefully one day my mind will be so good at focussing on the good that it won't even notice the bad. 

Resolution number 2.
To be kinder. I want to put more love out there, to put a smile on someone's face who's having a difficult day, to just tell someone how much they mean to me. I want to put some good charma out there. Imagine if everyone in the world did one good deed a day, imagine if everyone passed on their smile, it would be such a lovelier place to be. 

Resolution number 3.
A classic, sure to be on many a resolution list; to eat less and move more.  I know, so cliche but if anyone is in need of this on their list its me (again, I'm sure everyone thinks that). I've been greedily shuvling in the sausage rolls, Celebrations and Walkers Sensations since September (2013). I am so far off the wagon, I can't even see the the wagon, I can only just about make out the tyre marks left in the sand by said wagon and I only notice them when I'm not being distracted by deep fried brie wedges. 

Similarly to this time last year I don't really have much of a plan for myself/my life this year. I guess if I continue along with my resolution from last year and also start to focus on these new ones everything should work itself out. There's a leap of faith for you.