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“We spend January 1 walking through our lives, room by room, drawing up a list of work to be done, cracks to be patched. Maybe this year, to balance the list, we ought to walk through the rooms of our lives… not looking for flaws, but for potential.” ~ Ellen Goodman
Ellen’s words struck me today as I was thinking about New Year’s resolutions. Achievable? Stupid? Wishful thinking? I’ve been bombarded by news reports regarding the number of people who make and achieve their resolutions. The numbers were discouraging. Statistics show that 97% of resolutions are never achieved. Ugh.
| Mud splattered up my black pants and across my clean, white running shoes during my run. Questions raced through my head. Can I achieve my quantifiable goal I set for myself this year — to run 500 miles throughout the year? It’s day 4 and I’ve already knock 8 miles off my list — 1.6% closer to my goal. I’ve got potential. Are you one of the 40-45% of people who made a resolution? Feel free to share it here in comments or just answer our poll. We’d love to help support you see the potentials rather then the flaws. - Team Mamalode |
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I just wrote a blog about this on my website. I am moving past resolutions and moving towards contributions and it is working much better! It is action without the guilt attached!
http://bigskylifecoach.com/2010/01/03/new-years-redifined/