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New Year, New You?

New Year, new you?

Happy new year and I hope the holidays were somewhat restful and fun. If they weren’t, I hope the start of this year is better and you find strength to keep going.

So, I’m going to cut straight to the chase with all this new year’s resolution malarkey; I don’t believe in it. What I do believe in is making change whenever you want because, well, you can if you really want to. I guess starting at the beginning of a year is symbolic and that can be the driving factor for a lot of us to review where we are and decide where to progress. But, it’s when everyone’s gym regimes and sugar-free months flake half way through the greyness of January that we start a cycle of negative self-talk and reinforce this notion that we are completely and utterly useless.

Is that the case because we failed to keep a promise to ourselves in January?
Well, no.

Does it mean we cannot develop ourselves and are complete failures and good-for-nothing?
It would be a real disservice to yourself if you think so.

Here’s my take on it: just keep trying. It sounds like the most clichéd thing ever, but a cliché has to start somewhere and there is sense in this. We fail sometimes, but that doesn’t mean we can’t make things happen or are incapable.

I can openly admit that I really need to calm down my sugar intake for the sake of my health and maybe need to pay myself a few more compliments. I want to practice mindfulness more and be a yoga pro. I want to be better in the relationships I’m in and drop the title of The World’s Greatest Grudge-Holder. The beautiful thing about it all is I can make these changes whenever I want. We are that powerful, that we can do these things starting from the very next second.

I’d say over the last three years I’ve been really developing my understanding of what resilience is and the idea that you can pick yourself up and try again. And that is exactly why you don't need a new year's resolution; you can try over and over again ANY time you want to!

Make a change today, make a change tomorrow, make a change right now.
If it flops, get up again and try harder because you can do anything you set your mind to.

And that is exactly what I plan to do :) Happy new year every one!

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