Normally I don’t make resolutions on January 1st of any year because for me any day I awaken is a new year. If something comes to me that needs attention or a resolution for change I do it on that date or I reject it if I'm not ready to commit; sometimes to my peril. There are many myths and farces in our culture, among them is the new years resolution.
As an example: I have been going to the gym an average of five days per week for the last 28 years. During the first 15 days of each new year it is a problem getting through the crowd. The equipment that I usually exercise on is crowded and thus my workout periods takes twice as much time as a normal day in the year. After experiencing this for all these years I take courage in knowing the crowd will begin to dwindle in seven days and in fourteen days all will be normal again. I will begin to see the regulars who have been lost in the crowd.
Pardon me if I sound a little critical but I have to wonder why resolve if you don’t intend to do it. In my research I find that resolution is a derivative of the word resolve, which is defined as the mental or moral strength to venture, persevere and withstand danger, fear, or difficulty.
Interestingly, resolve is a synonym of courage, mettle, spirit and tenacity. Further, courage implies firmness of mind and will in the face of danger or extreme difficulty.
It is important and, to my mind, a service to each reader of my blogs to ask if you take all of the factors of resolve and courage into account before you make a resolution of any type at any time of the year, regarding any issue?
It should be borne in mind that each time we fail in our resolves, the more we feel as a failure. The more the failure account builds up, the more we brand ourselves, consciously or unconsciously, a failure.
I advise you to think through each resolution and be analytical and decisive before resolving to do it. It is better not to resolve at all than to “resolve” and not follow through.
During the coming blogs I will be addressing numerous other myths of our culture that render us weaker and less productive than we are capable of being. The time is here that we explore life and live as God intended.
MAY YOU RESOLVE TO PROSPER AND RESOLUTELY DO IT DURING THE COMING MONTHS.
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