New Year. New Beginning

New Year. New Beginning

It seems like when a new year begins everyone is taking out their journals and writing what they are going to do different. You have the new craze where women get together with magazines, scissors, and some wine. They call it a vision board party and this is where the motto is If You Can See It … You Can Believe It!

People list that they will be better than they were the year before. Making promises to themselves: I will take better care of myself and watch what I eat. I am going to lose the baby weigh. I will start exercising. The list goes on.

The problem is out of a pool of 100 people by March you have 50% that have lost momentum and no longer find the importance of their list. The become content with what is comfortable. There is 25% that is on target and have partnered with someone to hold them accountable and that is what they said is the key to their success. They don’t want to disappoint themselves but they mainly don’t want to disappoint their buddy. Lastly you have the overachiever who not only stays focus on their list, they start looking at life differently, and look for other items to add. They find resources to achieve their goal by looking for other activities, recipes that are healthier, saving plans that automatically takes a percentage of your salary and build the nest egg for you.

I had joined a gym last year while I was not working so that I wouldn’t get depressed. I enjoyed it for a couple of months until I started working and then the excuses started. I don’t want to go after work it’s too busy. I don’t want to wake up earlier to go to the gym it’s dark outside. So, I am paying a monthly membership dues for something that I was once excited about to now dreading. I now should refocus my priority and find something that keeps my attention, partner with someone so that I stay accountable, and while at work I started taking small walks around the building.

I also love to purge what I don’t use or need and the feeling of donating, selling or throwing away makes me feel rejuvenated. I have the guest bedroom set up with three piles of clothing and have been taking pictures of items to sell. Posting it on www.poshmark.com and selling the items, having the funds deposited into my vacation account. Purchased large garbage bags and put on some music the items that I am throwing away go into them and I immediately put them outside so I don’t reconsider. Lastly, the items that I am donating will be a jewel to someone who can make use of it.

List is expanding this year because I am adjusting, placing pictures on the refrigerator, and I am telling others what I am doing. I plan on being in the group that for once achieves that 25% and doesn’t give up. Baby steps is the reminder I say. It’s just the beginning of the new year who is with me?

Blessings 

Submitted by Patricia A. Saunders

Blogger, Poet, Author