I have been amazed at the New Year Resolutions that have come in over the past two weeks; not so much at the number, but at the sheer variety of them all. It just goes to show you that we are all indeed very different, with very different priorities and mind sets.I certainly can’t write all of them, but some of the most interesting New Year Resolutions were:
Eat less red meat. Whine less. Find a charity. Love more. Quit cussing.Try to take the high road. Do something that scares me. Don’t play it safe. Learn to love vegetables. Be more unexpected. Kiss my spouse every day, even when I want to kill him/her. Save money, even if it’s only a dollar a week. Buy a new frying pan (yes, really!) Take up a hobby. Actually read the newspapers every day. Take the time to listen to people. Quit multi-tasking (which contradicts the next one..) Be more efficient. Ask for advice more often. Ask for directions. Touch the ones I love more often. Quit kicking the dog. Stop smoking.
The best resolution I’ve found was to “be mindful”. Loosely translated, it means to try and make the best decisions possible, and covers everything from what to order at a restaurant to whether or not to unload on someone that’s irritated you to deciding on how to spend free time. Bottom line? We all want to be the best we can be.
