New Year's resolutions?

I gave up on New Years resolutions many years ago.

For years, quitting smoking was a long-standing one for me, and year after year I continued smoking.

I remember other ones, too, like getting more exercise, shedding a little weight, and those, too, went by wayside. Now I just take each new year for what it's worth, and if I succeed at doing something I've been wanting to do, great, and if I don't, that's great, too.

Contentment comes with age, and I am so there. :)
 

I don’t make NYr’s resolutions because I’ve never kept them so I’ll call these my New Years Should-olutions:

I should
quit smoking (again but for good this time)
foster another child
(or) let that homeless cat I feed every day move in with me
eat better
 
My resolutions are for some time in the next year because I don't know when I'll do them but I keep thinking about doing them.

Get more exercise.

Eat more healthy than I have been the past month or so.

And that dreaded one about losing more weight. I find it so hard to get started doing this again...and again...and again...and again for half of my life. When I was younger I didn't have a weight problem at all--I was much more active than I am now. So, maybe getting active again is the answer. I don't have the energy I had back then, though, at this stage so that's what makes it hard.
 
Good advice I read somewhere said that it is best to not tell others what your resolutions are because talking about them, rather than just doing them, tends to take the wind out of their sails. I have found this to be true for me and am mentioning it here for others to consider. As with any such advice, take what you need and leave the rest.

Tony
 
That's good advice Tony, I have a few personal demons I struggle with and I'd like to make some progress with that.

There are two logistical tasks I've been postponing, making a will and pre-planning and paying for my funeral.
But I don't plan to need them any time soon.
 
Repondering said:
That's good advice Tony, I have a few personal demons I struggle with and I'd like to make some progress with that.

There are two logistical tasks I've been postponing, making a will and pre-planning and paying for my funeral.
But I don't plan to need them any time soon.
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My wife and I decided to retire at the same time. There were three things we did right at that time to get them out of the way:

1. Met with financial advisor at Fidelity to put our savings where we wanted it to be so we don't have to be concerned about those issues.
2. Took care of funeral preparations so it is all paid for and taken care of.
3. Took care of our wills and associated paperwork.

We figured that if we got those out of the way immediately, rather than putting them off (which tends to be a continuing thing otherwise), we would be able to move forward with a clear conscience knowing the important things were taken care of. Seven years into retirement, and we have no regrets as to the choices we made, especially with the volatility of the world around us.

Everybody has their own timeframe for these things. I tend to be the person who shows up a bit early for an appointment or event, so what we did is consistent with that. Others may wish to wait a bit and see how things go before making such decisions. Each to his or her own on these things.

Tony
 
My older sister, who has been married and divorced so many times that I've lost count, has made a realistic resolution:

She's only getting married and divorced one time this year.

When my older brother advised me to never get married, I said, "But you've been married and divorced three times!"

He replied, "See? Do I have to do it again to prove to you you should never get married?!""

I didn't get married the first time until I was three months shy of turning thirty. Before that, I experienced two failed engagements. After the second failed engagement, I was lamenting to my best buddy who gave me some empathetic, sage advice.:

What you need to do Dave", he said, "Is to buy a 'one size fits all' engagement ring!"
 
This year- I am going to loose weight, start exercising, and improve my mind. Not like that last 50-60 years.
This will be a new beginning, and hopefully will last longer than 11 AM, January 1, 2021.
While I writing this about dieting, I'm thinking of getting a dozen donuts to binge out on.
The spirit is willing, but the flesh is hungry.
 
I'm going to eat healthier. I'm healthy now, but i eat mostly crap.
I am going to STUDY, REALLY STUDY, quantum physics, interdimensional fields, the multiverse.literature, philosophy and remote viewing.
I will submerge myself in TM, (deep meditations).
i will COMPLETE my sculptures and do new paintings. I will FINISH my book of angel illustrations
I will begin a new book which is formulating now, in my mind.
.I will reinvent myself, physically, mentally.
I'll enhance my communications with higher beings, and unfold the secrets of the heavens.

For any of you thinking, "She's a NUT!" Yes, This is very true!
 
Gaer said:
I'm going to eat healthier. I'm healthy now, but i eat mostly crap.
I am going to STUDY, REALLY STUDY, quantum physics, interdimensional fields, the multiverse.literature, philosophy and remote viewing.
I will submerge myself in TM, (deep meditations).
i will COMPLETE my sculptures and do new paintings. I will FINISH my book of angel illustrations
I will begin a new book which is formulating now, in my mind.
.I will reinvent myself, physically, mentally.
I'll enhance my communications with higher beings, and unfold the secrets of the heavens.

For any of you thinking, "She's a NUT!" Yes, This is very true!
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I think we are spiritual beings who are currently having an earthly experience, and our time in this material world is part of an unfolding journey that might part of a bigger sequence of cosmic events.

I'd like to communicate with higher beings and maybe visit some of their (probably more real than our own) realms myself. But I'm not confident that I have the talent to do so...while I still live in this world, that is.
 
Repondering said:
I think we are spiritual beings who are currently having an earthly experience, and our time in this material world is part of an unfolding journey that might part of a bigger sequence of cosmic events.

I'd like to communicate with higher beings and maybe visit some of their (probably more real than our own) realms myself. But I'm not confident that I have the talent to do so...while I still live in this world, that is.
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Beautifully written!
 

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