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Originally Posted by Elsi
One wise person recommends setting new goals or wishes instead of resolutions. Just changing the term might promise more success. After all, we're very familiar with "broken resolutions", but I can't think of similar terms for not achieving or following through with goals or wishes.
You might make a list of 10 goals for the coming year. You could even make ten wishes in each of many categories of importance in your life. Julia Cameron, in The Artist's Way, suggests health, possessions, leisure, relationships, creativity, career, and spirituality. Or you could use Stephen Covey's categories: physical, mental, emotional/social and spiritual.
And, if you're sure you're going to break some of your resolutions, pick some absolutely stupendous ones. I think I'll choose "travel in space" as a resolution that I'm sure will be broken.
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interesting suggestions. i like the idea of wishes. but i might wish for something totally unattainable...
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@ShortNCuddlyAm: I know a lot of people who choose new goals at times other than New Year's Day. Candlemas (February 2) is a popular date.
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in france, february 2 is le chandeleur, and the tradition is to make crêpes ; you put a coin in the hand you use to hold the pan (traditionally it was a 10 franc coin, now 1 euro will have to do) and if you catch the crêpe perfectly when you throw it up to turn it over you will have money in the house all year. not really a resolution, but definitely a goal and a wish !
if i make any resolutions i usually make them in autumn which seems like a much more convincing time of year to observe an end of one cycle / beginning of another. or maybe springtime, which is a real beginning. 31st of december just seems random. winter before, winter after... where's the change ?