I have often come across people who make a billion resolutions for the New year , but don’t manage to fulfill even one… I may have , perhaps , been another addition to this list of ‘resolution breakers’ , except that I have never really made any resolutions !
I am a carefree person , who likes to take life as it comes , and making a list of ‘to do’ things is ‘so not me’ ! I feel a ‘list’ , no matter , how simple or ordinary it may be (ranging from a grocery checklist to a new year resolutions one ! ) , tends to restrict our thinking , and our ability to act spontaneously .
When we have a list in front of us , there is a tendency to try and accomplish the things mentioned there in , with the effect that one tends to ignore the other , more significant things in our lives….
Being without a list ,does not make you ‘goal-less’ or aim less , it just means your life is more flexible and you have the ability to modify your priorities , while fulfilling your responsibilities…
Even if we do not make any new year resolution , it is important that we take out time to sit back and ponder over the things in store for us the coming year ,and the lessons from the past year …Sometimes , our lives may demand a major attitude change or a change of perspectives….
The past year has taught me many lessons , the most important being not to take anything or any person for granted . But I am human , and no matter how hard I try sometimes , I tend to repeat my mistakes !
Here I would like to share a few lessons the past few years have taught me :
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I have learnt over the last few years that the most important thing in life is to stay happy , yourself . Only a person who is satisfied with his own life can go around trying to improve other people’s lives..
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No matter what others say , or expect you to do , always do what your gut instinct says…It is never wrong !
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Happiness is a matter of choice so you can choose to be happy where ever you are …. If things do not work the way you want them to , try to create new ways to keep yourself happy and fulfilled…Finding a new hobby or pursuing your creative skills is just the beginning !
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Stop blaming yourself or others , if things go wrong . Make your own life choices and be prepared for the worst !
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Stop expecting too much out of every person , thing or place .. When you demand less , you often tend to get more !
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There are enough things to make life worth living around each one of us…One just has to have the eyes to spot them .
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Concentrate on the good things in life and let go off all negativity . Fill your lives with people who motivate ,inspire and encourage you and keep away from people who crib and complain all the time .
I wholeheartedly agree…and Happy New Year to you!!
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Thanks dear…. 🙂
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You’re welcome!
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Have a great year ahead, and keep on with wordpress. Happy New Year
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Thank you so much Henry ! Hope you have a great year too 🙂
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have many most unplanned, impulsive trips this year 😉 😀
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Hehe ! I do hope to…thanks for your wishes 😀
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On that positive note, let me also wish you a great year ahead. 🙂
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Thank you Anoop ! Wish you a great year too 🙂
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I am a compulsive list maker! As for ticking off the items on the list, let us not talk about that.
Anyway, I loved your take on life, your distilled wisdom from many years of musings.
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Thank you so much..haha ! and so is my better half 😛
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There is something about lists that is very comforting! I slot things and box them away and they no longer are floating in my mind. Exactly the reasons you avoid making lists 🙂
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Haha ! that is so true 😀 But some people do manage to tick them off ..I am sure you are one of them 🙂
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As I said before, we can gloss over this point 🙂
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😉
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Turns out i’m not the only one who doesn’t make lists of anykind too 😉 I loved reading this and also agree that keeping to a resolution removes the fun of wanting to do it
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wow..so glad to see I have company ! Yes..that is so true ..its better to do them at the spur of the moment than to plan them out and never end up doing them 😉 Thank you so much for your feedback Ameena 😀
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