It’s 2012. A NEW YEAR. And everyone is talking about their resolutions.
I believe in change. I believe in action. I believe in life. But not New Year’s Resolutions ™ .
Resolutions seem to be a way of saying, “I am not enough. I should be/have/do more. If only…” It’s as if you are saying, “I want this thing, and I know the only way to get it is through some miraculous change that I am incapable of enacting on my own.”
What I am interested in is what I am doing well, and what is working well in my life. I go to yoga and it makes me feel better. I have been maintaining a routine that seems to make everything in the house a little easier for the whole family. By planning meals a week in advance, I always have good food choices available. I like all of that.
What I want is more of what I am already cultivating. I want peace, balance, space, laughter, love and health. Writing down GO TO THE GYM EVERYDAY won’t give me that. Telling myself that my life will be everything I want if I GO TO THE GYM EVERYDAY will only make me see holes in my life that I didn’t notice before. Recoginizing how often I did go to the gym last year and how amazing it made me felt gives me an instant sense of wellness, and an immediate desire to go work out.
I will not “resolve” to do anything new this year. I will not focus on what I don’t have, what I “should” have, what I lack. I will focus on change, and action and life.
Here’s my strategy and motto for 2012: Less is More. What can I have or do less of, to allow or create more in my life?
What changes the world is action. Little tiny things that add up to monumental and grand moments of beauty and truth.
Less is More. I will be a little bit less, and experience a little bit more. Less time spent on the shoulds, and more on the do. Less stress, more trust. Less worry, more faith. Less eating, more yoga. Less multi-tasking, more enjoyment.
In a year, many things change in our lives. Kids grow, we grow. We have health challenges, life challenges, job challenges and relationship challenges. We go on vacation, move, and try new things.
A year ago, my little one was 8 months away from starting school, still napping 2 hours a day, and a tiny toddler. A year ago, I could not have predicted that 2011 would bring early preschool for her, and word like “negotiate” and “rumpus”. I did not plan on trips to Kansas, Ohio, and Italy for my family. I could not have planned for some moments this fall that changed my entire view of the next 5years of my life. A year ago, I would not have to make the decisions I make today.
In another year, what will I look back and say? I don’t think it will be GO TO THE GYM EVERYDAY. I hope it will be More Abundance.
