Happy New Year! It’s 2019..I can’t believe it. Time flies, but often, it feels like it goes so slow. I am reminded just how fast life is moving every time midnight rolls around on New Year’s Eve.
The most popular thing to do on New Year’s Eve is to set, or state, resolutions. I am no exception. I wonder what it is about a new year that spurs us to set these resolutions. Is it the prospect of a fresh start, is it the encouragement of a new year, or is it peer pressure? Do we set a “resolution” because everyone else is doing it, or do we actually set one because we want to see change?
I have seen a few different approaches this year, and for a few years now, that I really like. Some people have started choosing a word to live by for the year. I love this idea. That word can drive everything you do though out the new year. It’s not a list of goals, but simply a single word that can drive the course of our decision making.
Another approach I have noticed is people making a resolution to NOT make a resolution. Now, as important as I think it is to have goals, I can understand this approach. We often set so many resolutions and goals, that it is impossible to meet them all. This just causes you to feel discouraged. I can absolutely understand, and respect, this approach.
There are still many who take the traditional resolution approach. There is absolutely nothing wrong with this. I love setting new goals and challenges for myself. I am known to set too many sometimes. But if you are still a list of resolutions person, go for it!
Whatever you chose to do for this New Year, I hope and pray that you are blessed. Work hard, play hard, enjoy your family, and trust in God to drive your life. Here’s to an incredible year.
Bring it on 2019!!
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