Resolutions for a Responsibility Redefined New Year
A reporter asked me for unique New Year’s resolutions, so I asked myself what Responsibility Redefined has to offer. Here’s what I came up with.
Resolve this year, and every day, and every year, to:
- Acknowledge your humanity — your ability to both fall down and to get up and brush yourself off.
- Forgive yourself for all past, present, and future broken resolutions — not because they weren’t meaningful, but because you deserve to give yourself breaks and more chances.
- Make only resolutions that contribute to your sense of well-being (no, you don’t have to like your mother-in-law, but it might contribute to your sense of well-being when you find ways to support your spouse in his/her relationship with his/her mom).
- Turn your feelings of obligation (aka, shoulds, have to’s and other form of compliance) into ownership of your choices.
- Convert your feelings of guilt and shame into clarity about what there is to know or do so you can let them go and move on.
- Let go of your thoughts of excuses, stories, and justifications, so you can see beyond them to what you can do.
- Blame none for your upsets, and clearly request what you want from others.
- Claim your wins and acknowledge those whose actions fill your sails.
- Face that which will reveal new truth to you and expand your freedom, choice, and power.
What would you add?
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01/02/2007 11:53 am