New Years resolutions are conceived for the sole purpose of causing ourselves pain and creating a guilty sense of failure. They are an excuse to try to change only once a year, a way to put off necessary changes until the end of December.
I have a list of goals myself, but have little to do with the turn of the year. I have already begun changing myself accordingly:
1) Work out four times a week, running at least two miles each week.
2) Maintain a weekly planner, as well as a calendar and daily schedule.
3) Finish all assignments and studying punctually and diligently.
4) Practice Kendo three times a week.
5) Keep track of finances to the cent.
6) Wake early, and keep a strict bed time.
7) Practice writing and music every day for at least twenty minutes.
8) Keep my living quarters clean and organized.
9) Be honest, open, and unashamed. Be brave; move forward boldly as a hero.
This last goal requires me to act in such a way that I have nothing of which I am ashamed. It is not simple honesty; it is a way of life that does not require deceit.
I know it is a long list, and will require a great deal of discipline on my behalf. One problem with New Years resolutions is that they are abrupt--you must change with the passing of midnight, or you begin the year failing yourself. With a list of goals that are not resolutions, I can build myself up to each, working diligently until I am that which I wish to be.
I feel good about the coming year.
1 comment:
The 9th goal is interesting. I must admit, I like it.
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