Rather than a resolution, what happens if you focus on what you want to hold on to? There are good habits, relationships, activities, work and motivations important enough to pay attention to. Perhaps your energy is best spent on what you want to cultivate in yourself and in others instead of being distracting by misplaced expectations.
To change suggests a sudden ending like quitting an old habit or quitting a job. Change can leave you in limbo—how do I fill the vacuum left by an unwanted habit or what is my next job going to be? Nor does change address the underlying motivations that may get in your way. We risk finding ourselves back where we started: same job, different place; old habits creeping back in.
More often what you really want is transformation like becoming better at something and improving in significant ways the life you live and the person you are. You want a new perspective on yourself and to view your reflection in the mirror and know, yes—you are now much better than you were before. Knowing what to hold on to makes it easier to know what to let go of. As you welcome 2024, may you transform from a place of strength.
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