We are coming to the end of the first week of the New Year.
There is certainly both apprehension and excitement for what this year will
bring. Many have made resolutions, hoping to make adjustments in themselves and
their habits that will improve the quality of their life. Statistically,
however, most of those resolutions are bound to fail. We humans just don’t do a
good job of keeping promises to ourselves and committing to lasting change.
I believe part of the issue is the empty hope that a new year will bring
the circumstances and the motivation allowing for positive differences to be
made. Sustained improvement is only achieved by winning the daily battle against
self and its desire for comfort and ease. One must decide to make the advancement
despite circumstances and resolve to choose to move forward along that path,
day in and day out.
A new you won’t come from a new year’s resolution, but rather a new day’s
resolution. It requires a commitment to intentional acts with the goal of
improving yourself with each new sunrise and then stacking those small advancements
upon one another to build lasting, positive results. What will you do today to be
better than you were yesterday?
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