RESOLUTIONS,
Magic or Myth?
Sometimes we know
the best thing to do,
but fail to do it. New
Year’s resolutions are
often like that. We make
resolutions because we
know it would be better
for us to lose weight, or
get fit, or spend more
time with our children.
The problem is that a
resolution is generally
easier to break than it
is to keep”.
L
et us get straight to the
“meat of the matter” -
resolutions - that big word
that we resurrect closer to
the end of the year and into
the New Year. That word
that triggers feelings/ emotions similar to that
initial feeling we get when we meet the man or
woman of our dreams; that causes fluctuations
in our heartbeat (which when we think about
it, is really anxiety) in anticipation of strides
that we can make to change our lives and our
circumstances. One more chance, to create a
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change...
How many times have you gone
through this? Ringing in the New
Year armed with your goals
and aspirations which are
sure to get you where
you aim to be...
Let me ask you
this - Have
any of your
resolutions
created
the
needed
magic
to get
you to
where
you
want
to
be, or
have
they
waned
each
time
only to
propel
you into a
place where
perhaps
you think
that successful
resolutions are a
myth? (nuttn nuh go
so, as we would say in
Jamaica).
Studies have shown that failure to
meet resolutions is attributed to persons
forgetting their goals sometimes as early in
the year as February. Other times we have set
unrealistic
goals and unrealistic expectations, and
sometimes our resolutions are unsuccessful
T h e B e y o n d Wo m a n M a g a z i n e
because
we don’t
have a plan focused on
taking the baby steps to make big change easier