So, I was thinking about the "resolutions" that I have for the new year, and I just kept thinking about the word "resolution". I just really don't like that word. It makes more sense to call then goals, you know? Since I don't really understand what the word means in this context, I looked up the definition to see if that would help my cause.
The first one didn't make me happy with the word:
a) "a formal expression of opinion or intention made, usually after voting, by a formal organization, a legislature, a club, or other group"Now, that doesn't quite sound like a valid reason to call one's goals for the new year "New Year Resolutions". After reading the other ones, I started to warm up to the word:
b) "a decision or determination; a resolve"
c) "the act determining upon an action or course of action, method, procedure, etc.; the act of resolving"Okay... now that makes more sense. After understanding why people in this society say we list these ideas out every January, I need to make educated resolutions, rather than goals like I have been all these years. The point of a New Year's resolution is to ponder about what changes one needs to make in order to make himself or herself a better individual. So, if I have a resolution "to read 20 books", that doesn't really resolve anything. What I need to resolve is the issues I have with the lack of reading and varied creative activities I have in my life. So, my resolutions to that issue is "to read novels with interesting topics and also topics outside my comfort zone".
I may be over analyzing this tradition, but making goals and resolutions in general, I find, are to be taken seriously. Since graduation, I find it more important than ever to keep myself organized, busy, open-minded, and goal-driven. Now that I have an idea of what a resolution truly is, I have thought about what are some realistic troubles and issues I have in my life that need to be resolved.
1. I need to read more novels on topics I find interesting and will benefit my future job in order to resolve the issue of how to build creativity and an open mind in life. Since graduating, I've read FIVE books... that's a lot for me. I am happy to make time to read books that I'm actually interested in, and I feel just a little more intellectual because of it!
2. To resolve my eating habits and lack of a physical healthy lifestyle, I will take action by cooking more in the home and less "eating out", which will also save money, and find and continue on physical activities that I enjoy. I shouldn't put a weight number on it because I don't even know how much I weight right now (which is probably a scary number!). It's not about the number for me since I know I'm not off the range I should be at. I want to look and feel healthy, and the number on the scale doesn't always prove whether that's true or not.
3. I will properly budget money and identify "needs" versus "wants" in order to resolve my fear of not being able to be less dependent of my parents. Since the anxiety increase, one of the top concerns is money. I have a huge love-hate relationship with spending. I am sometimes too scared to even make a purchase. It's very embarrassing, but I don't have that much control over it, so I'll have to learn how to control it!
4. To also help my issue of creativity and boredom, I need to continue writing in this blog, take photographs, donate my time to others, and read other blogs! An open mind will really help with where I want my career to go, so any way that I can help my creativity is necessary.
5. I need to count my blessings to resolve my worry and anxiety over my career. I can't be too concerned where I am now, five months or when I turn 23; things could always be worse! I want to of course be successful, but it takes patience, sacrifice and hard work.
Is that too anal retentive? Maybe... probably... yeah. I like thinking this way. It's new for me, but I have to change in order to see different results, right?
I hope everyone has great resolutions for the New Year! Whatever the list may consist of, almost anything is possible.
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