My 'More' Hope List for 2009
I've been reading a lot about other people's New Years Resolutions, and, for the most part, I just find making resolutions kind of stupid. (No offense.)
It's like looking a kid in the eye and saying, "Yes, of course the Tooth Fairy is real. Promise."
You are NOT going down to the gym nights a week! (Trust me. I tried. And failed.)
Be realistic.
Plus, what's with all the deprivation? No cheese? No more champagne in your orange juice?
That sucks! January and February probably always seem so dull because everyone is trying to stick to their resolutions of depriving themselves of everything good in the world. Or, they've already fucked up their resolutions and they're making themselves feel guilty and stupid for not being able to finish anything. Ever.
So, I'm not going to make a list of things I won't do...but more so what I want to do MORE of. And I won't call them resolutions...it's more like, a hope list.
So here it is. my "more hope" list for 2009...
1. I'd like to eat more vegetables and fruit, and to drink more water.
2. I'd like to be more positive about myself and what I do.
3. I would like to feel more compelled to wake up early every morning, instead of laying there, hitting snooze and dreaming away the morning.
4. I would like to work more efficiently. I'll never give up Twitter, but surely there's a way for me to do more with my time when I'm working.
5. I would like to become more limber and more toned.
6. I want to listen more. I mean really listen.
7. I want to speak and write more honestly.
8. I want to care more about what the right people think and say.
9. I would like for my husband to have more peace of mind, and more free time to himself to just do whatever he wants.
10. More love. You can never have enough of that.
Comments
I think a good deal about new year resolutions is the outrageous claims of what people will and wont do and not about setting actual realistic targets or even suggesting where you would like to get TO without stipulating the HOW.
Example is your number 5.. its not an outrageous claim, its just simply I would like to tone up, it doesn't you're going to only eat riveta and marmite all day or that you'll go to the gym before 7am 5 times a week, which clearly no one will keep up for longer than a few days.
Also, working in an office where half the work force is either A. dieting, B. off alcohol C. off caffine, or D. All of the above. is NOT fun, especially for your collegues!
I like your approach - here's to a better brighter 2009 for you and Iain.
Happy New Year!!
Fantastic.