I resolve, do you, too?

I have been thinking  a lot about resolutions and the resolve one must put behind them to bring them to fruition.  I did not think I would make any resolutions for 2011, but I have changed my mind.

 

Therefore I resolve:

 

1) to reduce, repurpose, reuse and recycle as much as possible;

(Like yesterday, why do I pull two tissues out of the box when one will do the trick?  I stopped myself and used just the one.)

 

2) to increase my charitable contributions;

(There is still so much need in this world of ours, from fighting disease and poverty, to supplying fresh water, to empowering women and rebuilding war-torn and natural disaster-torn places.)

 

3) to drink more water and make healthy lifestyle choices;

(I have read that sometimes when you think you feel hungry or are head-achy, that it is simply dehydration.  So drink that glass of water before getting something to eat or popping that pill.)

 

 

4) to be the friend I want to have to my friends; and

(Relationships take nurturing.  Let's pay better attention to one another's needs, listen more carefully, give of our truest selves and love even more than we do now.)

 

5) to do a better job not sweating the small stuff and letting go.

(This is a daily lesson for me, mainly at work, and I look forward to the opportunities to catch myself, practice and ultimately change my way of thinking and in-grained response.)

 

I promise to report my progress in keeping my resolve and making positive changes this year.

 

What do you resolve to do this year?

 

Hugs,