Despite my best efforts, my years of experience and my great knowledge of how the world is marketing to manipulate me, I do get caught up in the new year, new me phenomenon. I do start to set goals and make plans to improve some area of my life that I think is mediocre or needs an overhaul. And just like every year, I will probably fall back into my old habits by February or March. It is a hustle so that box stores can sell equal amounts of exercise equipment and storage solutions as we all get whipped into a frenzy to reorganize our clutter and our cholesterol intake. There is something that draws us in about a clear new year, without mistakes or missteps, just waiting for our fresh intentions and commitments to a new direction or situation. Here is what experience tells me, be gentle, pick one thing, make a change that you enjoy that you can stick to. Take a minute to acknowledge that you filled all the years gone by with your own pile of accomplishments and that all that you have learned and tried and done have made you who you are stepping into this year. Set an intention to take what makes you special, unique and brilliant and be more of it, the world needs what only you can offer. Our lives after all, are lived in the moments and the days, in the little ways and days, maybe reflected on and assessed at the turn of the year. Just like Calvin said- it will seem like nothing is changing or improving until suddenly it has, and we are celebrating yet again as a different person walking forward.
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