On New Year's Resolutions and Changes

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thinking over his New Year's resolutions

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Christmas is past for another year and most of us are anticipating ushering in the New Year, 2009. President -elect Obama stated "change is needed". And this is now the time that most of us look forward to new beginnings. We do so by trying to better our lives and make the New Year's Resolutions. Most aren't kept through February. So why do we do it?

I think it's because we have hopes, and dreams, and have good intentions. We all want things to be better....whether it's our health, our finances, our relationships, our lifestyles, we can usually find something we want to change within our own little worlds, and even sometimes in the bigger world that we live in. Many make resolutions to loose wieght or to quit smoking. We visualize "new" selves with these changes made, and we hope and dream and plan and scheme to make it so. Only, usually, those good intensions are short lived.

But really, what are resolutions? They are nothing more than goals. Goals that we set for ourselves. Those goals come from our dreams. Our hopes. And our desires. I see nothing wrong with wanting a better life and making a resolution to make it happen. Of course, I see nothing wrong with sitting and staring out a window while daydreaming a little either.

You have a dream. Dreams become goals. Goals give you something to work toward and they give you hope that you will accomplish what you dreamed. What better time to start those new changes as when there is a New Year beginning. So let's make our resolutions, and support each other with keeping them.

Feel free to share here what you think of resolutions, and what ones you are making (if any). Let's have some fun with this, and just do it!

by Diana Evans aka Tumbleweed58

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Happy New Year to all of you at Newsvine. I gotta work on some resolutions.....

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#1 - Sat Dec 27, 2008 8:52 AM EST

{"commentId":4569814,"authorDomain":"peggyokeefe"}

Pearl59

Happy New Year Tumbleweed. I was just thinking of resolutions this weekend. One of mine, is to write daily. I'm taking a novel writing class, since I've wanted to write a novel like my whole life. Every thing I ever about writing - is to write daily. I always have so much trouble with that. I want to make that a part of my life.

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#2 - Sat Dec 27, 2008 8:18 PM EST

{"commentId":4579855,"authorDomain":"dd-evans69301"}

Happy New Year to you too Pearl. That sounds like a good resolution and is also one of mine, as I have similar goals to yours. I've spent many years "journaling", and that at least gives me some daily writing...plus some of what I write in my journal is used in some of my short stories. Glad to hear from you and BTW, sending you a friend request. Hope you'll consider accepting. :-))

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#2.1 - Sun Dec 28, 2008 9:40 PM EST

{"commentId":4579806,"authorDomain":"dougdemilo"}

Happy New Year to all.

I really need to quit smoking. that should be my first resolution.
I need to get more actively proactive. I have gotten a bit "lazy" of late and there is much work to do (more on this later)

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#3 - Sun Dec 28, 2008 9:35 PM EST

{"commentId":4579895,"authorDomain":"dd-evans69301"}

Aahh...another smoker...like me...who needs to quit. Good luck with your resolutions, I hope you can keep them. LOL...Thanks for stopping by to visit D DeMilo.

And a Happy and prosperous New Year to you. :-))

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#3.1 - Sun Dec 28, 2008 9:44 PM EST

{"commentId":4579930,"authorDomain":"dougdemilo"}

and to you Tumbleweed :)}

Doug

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#4 - Sun Dec 28, 2008 9:47 PM EST

{"commentId":4580172,"authorDomain":"MrsBrady"}

my New Years resolutions

are First to try and be more Patient

Second to learn to type without typo's

the second one is the hardest LOL

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#5 - Sun Dec 28, 2008 10:17 PM EST

{"commentId":4580246,"authorDomain":"dd-evans69301"}

Oh yeh..."patience"....that is a definite for me! LOL...that, and "to be more tactful" :-))

Thanks for stopping by Mrs. B.....Happy New Year wishes to you and your family. :-))

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#6 - Sun Dec 28, 2008 10:23 PM EST

{"commentId":4580276,"authorDomain":"MrsBrady"}

OK add tactful to my list also :D

Thank you and hope you have a Great New Years also !

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#7 - Sun Dec 28, 2008 10:26 PM EST

{"commentId":4580517,"authorDomain":"dougdemilo"}

yep, both those need to be on my list...lol

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#8 - Sun Dec 28, 2008 10:56 PM EST

{"commentId":4580583,"authorDomain":"dd-evans69301"}

We all keep trying don't we. LOL I'll never be perfect, don't even wanna be, but I can try to be "better". LOL :-))

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#9 - Sun Dec 28, 2008 11:05 PM EST

{"commentId":4580670,"authorDomain":"dougdemilo"}

that's all any of us can do...besides, it'd get kinda boring if I couldn't strive for something

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#10 - Sun Dec 28, 2008 11:16 PM EST

{"commentId":4580766,"authorDomain":"dd-evans69301"}

it'd get kinda boring if I couldn't strive for something

I agree and this is where I think the dreaming leads to the goals (resolutions). I also think that being perfect is imperfection in itself, so we can only TRY to be better. So, I usually set some resolutions (goals) even though a lot of them get broken. LOL

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#10.1 - Sun Dec 28, 2008 11:26 PM EST

{"commentId":4580729,"authorDomain":"MrsBrady"}

Thank goodness It would be very uncomfy if everyone was perfect ...cause I know I will never be : /

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#11 - Sun Dec 28, 2008 11:22 PM EST

{"commentId":4580792,"authorDomain":"dd-evans69301"}

Your right Mrs. B....not only uncomfy, but terribly b-o-r-i-n-g.....plus, I never wanted to be perfect (too much stress? or maybe I'm just lazy...) and I never wanted the "perfect man" in my life, telling myself that I'd never be able to live up to their standards. LOL

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#11.1 - Sun Dec 28, 2008 11:29 PM EST

{"commentId":4580875,"authorDomain":"MrsBrady"}

Its more fun this way and I get to stay goofy LOL

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#11.2 - Sun Dec 28, 2008 11:37 PM EST

{"commentId":4580913,"authorDomain":"dd-evans69301"}

"goofy".....agreed! LOL :-))

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#12 - Sun Dec 28, 2008 11:41 PM EST

{"commentId":4580983,"authorDomain":"MrsBrady"}

umm thanks LOL

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#12.1 - Sun Dec 28, 2008 11:49 PM EST

{"commentId":4581010,"authorDomain":"dd-evans69301"}

:-))

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#13 - Sun Dec 28, 2008 11:52 PM EST

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KJakers

Happy New Year;

resolutions;

1.) I need to work on not prorastinating so much.

2.) I need to quit smoking (but that's not going to happen)

3.) I need to find something to do at least one a month that doesentail staying home or working (maybe twice a month)

4.) I need to learn to ask for help when I need it instead of trying to do it myself

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#14 - Mon Dec 29, 2008 12:20 AM EST

{"commentId":4583259,"authorDomain":"dd-evans69301"}

KJ...those are some good resolutions. I understand the smoking thing and guess I will quit when I am ready, and not until then. LOL (you know me...) You're number 3....like what would ya do? About all I can think of is "take a road trip out of town" as there isn't much around here to do. Ha! Maybe you could do the #1, then reward yourself with the #3??? You're #4, I think can be all of us, at least at times, but...ask away. LOL :-))

Thanks for stopping by and have a Happy and prosperous New Year!

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#14.1 - Mon Dec 29, 2008 9:08 AM EST

{"commentId":4619409,"authorDomain":"kenyon-1"}

kenyon-1

I'm not the resolution type. My bad habits have been my downfall for too many years. I just hope the photos and short stories I write will survive my unhealthy lifestyle.

How many of our greatest authors, artists, have lived long lives? I'm not saying I'm great , but it seems our best poets, authors, and artists didn't hang around Starbucks drinking overpriced coffee.

Maybe they do now but I'll be at home. I have a liitte machine that does the same thing.

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#15 - Wed Dec 31, 2008 11:04 PM EST

{"commentId":4623409,"authorDomain":"dd-evans69301"}

Aahh...Kenyon...Kenyon...Kenyon....Don't make resolutions if you don't want to...it's your choice. However, I think resolutions are nothing more than goal setting, which most of us do when we dream of and desire something. You just expressed the desire to have your works live on. That's wonderful and I hope they will. So....how ya gonna make it happen? Are you gonna fine tune them? Are you gonna make them so that your "public", your "fans" will want them to remember you by? How are you gonna make this happen? What is your plan? I do this: PLAN YOUR WORK. WORK YOUR PLAN. But be warned, if you make a plan, you'll be setting a goal, thus, making a resolution! Am I right?

Starbucks....never been to one....don't know if their is even one in my area.

Happy New Year my friend. *huggers*

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#15.1 - Thu Jan 1, 2009 2:04 PM EST

{"commentId":4624017,"authorDomain":"KJAkers"}

KJakers

If I call it a resolution I break it if I set it as a goal I work towards it

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#16 - Thu Jan 1, 2009 3:07 PM EST

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