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"Forget Resolutions"....

Tuesday, 01 January 2019 23:10

By Meredith Atwood (triathlete.com)

We tend to over-complicate New Year's resolutions and instead need to "show up, open up, and see what happens from there."

What is it about resolutions that makes me feel like I messed up my entire prior year—and perhaps my entire life?

Everyone and their brother (myself included) preaches about not making resolutions for a long time. “It’s a lifestyle!” Fill in the blank whatever “it” is. Make the last 90 days of the year great! Forget resolutions.

And I agree, wholeheartedly. ....

Except, well, the whole concept of a “new year” has a ring of turning over a new leaf, fresh start, and rebirth. The New Year by its very title conjures a feeling of a fresh start. But also, perhaps, that we are broken, defective, and in need of a whole-life overhaul.
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