What does starting a new year mean? You have probably made some interesting, positive resolutions, as you do every year. You are aware of what needs to be done, you keep telling yourself that the future is going to be better than the past, that you won’t make the same mistakes, that you are ready to carry out some much needed changes. Now you “know” more because you have acquired new experience. You won’t be gullible again, you have finally learned to be more patient, you are planning to give your family more of your time and/or attention. Therefore, the new year that is starting is going to bring more serenity into your life. So far so good. From tomorrow you will spend a full hour at the gym, you will eat plenty of streamed vegetables and fresh fruit. A new life is beginning and you are excited about the improved “you” that is already taking shape in your mind.
A plan has been made and you are convinced that you are able to carry it out. 2012 has not been an easy period, but no past year usually is. When you make an inventory, you tend to remember the challenges you had to face, the problems you had to solve, the unpleasant situations you found yourself in. At the time you didn’t know better, that is why you suffered and struggled. But from now on things must be different. You hope the year that is starting tomorrow will be better. That’s why you wish yourself and others all the best things any human being might desire: good health, prosperity, serenity, fulfillment.
One question arises here: You made the resolutions but … have you thought about HOW you are going to achieve these goals? You decided you will eat healthier food, exercise, manage your income more wisely, behave in a calmer way, be less self-centered. You are convinced the new year will be better than the one that ends today.
Will it be so? It can certainly be, provided you remember your resolutions, remain consistent, keep believing that the achievement of a happier existence is largely in your hands. An old adage says that “the road to hell is paved with good intentions.” I am not that pessimistic, as I believe that good intentions are the seeds of good deeds and, consequently, of positive outcomes. The problem arises when you have the seed in your hand and ... you leave it there! You want to see it grow into a beautiful flower but ... you forget to plant it. And even if you put it in the soil, you then forget to do whatever the seed needs to sprout and grow. If you follow “the rules” of good gardening, in due time you will enjoy the sight of a pretty rose or tulip. If you don’t, the seed will die for lack of nutrients, for lack of care.
Thus do your intentions. You are full of enthusiasm about a new diet, a workout, a new attitude you decided to assume in front of disappointment. What happens then? Why don’t you persevere? You should keep the word you have given yourself. You are usually very keen on keeping your word when others are concerned, but you don’t do the same with yourself. Does this mean that you respect others more than yourself? It sounds unlikely.
Therefore, the only possible answer is that, when you promise yourself to do a certain thing, you do not really mean it. Your intention is superficial, it only resides on your lips and not in your heart. Are you ready to change this pattern? Do you think that, right now, you can decide on a new direction you are willing to take and follow it? Can you envision an additional destination to your journey? Your goal is there for you to reach. As you also need “motivation,” before starting a new enterprise, ask yourself: “Is what I am planning to do truly important to me?” If you don’t cheat yourself, you will come out with the correct answer, according to which you will be able to start or quit ... successfully.
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