It’s the end of another year. Time to think about what you did well and what you would rather forget. Then make plans/promises/commitments to do it better next year. Clean slate. Usually your new year’s resolutions are things you want to do more or less of. How about something completely different? Something you didn’t do in 2016 but might want to try in 2017?
I have come up with a list of fifty-two things you might want to consider. I’m sure you are already doing some of them. You might want to try some new ones. Maybe take one or two each week and practice them. See if it’s a good fit for you. See if it changes your life for the better. Isn’t that the goal of a new year’s resolution? To make you a better human being overall? Give this list a try. I’ll bet you can come up with some really good ones that I didn’t think of. Add them on. And have a safe and Happy New Year! :))
The most common:
- Eat healthier
- Lose weight
- Stop smoking
- Quit drinking (alcohol, soda)
- Exercise more
Action:
- Dance
- Paint/Draw/Write/Create!
- Work less, play more
- Listen more, talk less
- Take more risks
- Embrace your inner lion
- Share your story
- Hug someone every day
- Learn something new
- Find a cause and serve/donate
- Help others
More Personal:
- Keep your perspective
- Maintain a good attitude
- Breathe deeply
- Put God first
- Put yourself second, or third
- Be the light
- Find joy and wonder like you did as a child
- Believe in the impossible
- Be thankful
- Choose to be happy
- Read God’s word
- Tithe
- Be kind
- Be gracious
- Leave people feeling better about themselves
- Make time for yourself
- Find a way to reinvent yourself
- Conquer your fears
- Think outside the box – over and over again.
- Get out of your comfort zone regularly
- Challenge yourself
Things to stop
- Stop complaining
- Stop judging others
- Stop comparing yourself to others
- Stop gossiping
- Stop listening to your inner negative voice
- Stop procrastinating
- Stop immersing yourself in electronic devices. Be with people!
- Stop getting caught up in earthly treasures, i.e. material things
Things to do more of:
- Save money
- Read more, watch less television
- Love more
- Give more, take less
- Laugh more
- Smile more
- Pray more