Don’t Make Any Resolutions in 2020

Originally published on Medium.com Jan 5, 2020

It’s a NEW year in a NEW decade — it’s a time for a NEW beginnings, right?? So why start with an old philosophy that will end about a month or so later?!

Instead, what I look to do is set intentions on what I desire.

One might argue that resolutions and intentions are the same thing just worded differently. I see resolutions as what my mind wants and with a dead line. Intentions are what my soul is requiring for growth, it’s the journey.

A resolution is wanting to lose 10 lbs (might as well add, “by ‘x’ amount of time”). That’s because it’s focus is on the outcome, which never seems to be soon enough. And if reached, hard to maintain because it’s focus is just about how we look better.

An intention is wanting to be physically (and mentally) healthier. It’s the journey that takes us there with the outcome being not only weight loss but so much more. We learn to not only lose but how to maintain because the focus is on how we overall feel better.

Resolutions seem to add to our already stressed out lives. It puts more pressure on us to produce and is not forgiving when we don’t. It closes us up. It comes from the negative. It’s the all or nothing thinking, the black and white world.

Intentions allows us to move in the direction we desire, but in a gentle manner. It is forgiving, it allows us to understand ourselves, nurture ourselves along with way. It opens us up. It comes from the positive. It’s a world that’s ‘gray’.

Resolutions: It’s holding tight — it limits us. It also gives us an out as it’s well known that most don’t stick with resolutions. We might not even try all that much, and all that long.

Intentions: It’s letting go — we release, we allow and flow. It helps us stick with what we look to accomplish. And appreciate what we learn about ourselves along the way.

Intentions are not just for the start of a NEW year, but for the start of each NEW day.

One tip I love, from Dee Wallace, is the set your intention every morning. Wake up with: Today is a great day! Yes, ‘is’ not ‘going to be’. By stating it that way, you are directing the energy to be that, as if it is already happening.

One of my intentions, one that I have had for years (as again, there is no time limit on intentions) is to be ageless.

What does that mean to me?

To continue to be youthful — not feeling my age, not looking my age, not acting my age (ha! that can be taken two ways, can it not?!).

Basically, through holistic measures, being healthy, vibrant, mentally sharp…

…Making the second half of my life the best half.

How? With each article I write, I look to share tidbits. And in the community I intend to grow, so much more. In this article, it’s about coming from a place of peace and positivity.

What are your intentions? I’d love for you to share in the comments below.

Until next time~

Be Well,