Naleighna Kai's Literary Cafe Magazine January 2018 New Year, New You | Page 38

New Year
New You
A new year is beginning, and with that opportunity
for us to better ourselves. I’m not talking about
a New Year’s resolution because face it, we all
know those don’t work. I’m talking about heart
and mindset changes. How many times have you
started a resolution on January 1st, and by January
30th, it was over? Well, maybe not that fast, but
shortly thereafter. Proverbs 23:7 says “For as he/she
thinks in his heart, so is he/she.” When you make
a resolution, you set yourself up for failure. People
use resolutions to self-motivate so they can change
bad habits or behaviors. The problem with that is
your mind is listening to your heart. If in your heart
you are really thinking, I’m not ready to do this, or
I’m never going to lose this weight, then you won’t.
Whatever it is that you are trying to accomplish,
you need to believe in your heart first.
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Anita L. Roseboro
Change requires a new way of thinking, a new
outlook. According to Louise Hay in Empowering
Women: Every Woman’s Guide to Successful Living,
“The smallest positive change can begin to unravel
the biggest problem. When you ask the right
question of Life, Life will answer.” It doesn’t have to
be big but should start as small changes where you
can quickly see progress. Each success will drive
future successes. “As you think in your heart, so you
are.” Every time you accomplish what you started,
your belief in yourself will change, thus changing
your mindset. Don’t make your resolution just for
the new year, make it for life. You need to be ready
to apply those new changes daily for the rest of
your life. This is how new habits are created. Instead
of starting a sentence with “I am not,” change to a
positive affirmation, “I am rich, I am beautiful, I am
healthy, I am all that I was created to be.”