I'm a great one for a fad or a craze - I can luxuriate in the excitement and euphoria of embracing a new idea, way of life or ethos. And while I wouldn't say they fall by the wayside, very few find themselves as long term tenants of my life. So in many ways I love January with its possibilities - maybe this year I will change my life or more importantly myself. A new and draconian health kick is always more intoxicating than a sensible and balanced life changes.
So with this in mind am I going to make any resolutions? Yes I am, but they are rather different this year:
1) Do what I love and waste less time on things I hate
I've been moving in this direction all year but I want to embed the habit in 2018. For exercise I enjoy yoga, walking and an occasional swim. These are enjoyable things to do so I will make them my focus. Also I have been drastically reducing the TV that I watch and only watching things that interest me. I'm not going to be a zealot about these choices because, quite frankly there is nothing more irritating than someone smugly telling everyone else how to live.
2) More Writing
I need to break down the barriers in my mind and to this I'm going to write more SPATC. This will help me build the discipline and stop worrying so much about the quality. The best writing in the world is no good if it doesn't exist.
3) Judgement on Self
I've made progress on re-training my patterns of thought to be less judgemental about others and more genuinely tolerant. I haven't yet managed to successfully to include my self in that, so I need to work on this more in the year ahead. I find that being more physically active outside really helps to put my views on myself in perspective. While the concept of Hygge is now being assassinated by many cultural commentators I hold fast to the elements I have found helpful.
How will I get on? In many ways it's exciting to have 365 days ahead in which so much can happen!
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