I love New Year’s resolutions. Each time a new January approaches, I get all excited about making resolutions to do more, to do better, to change something. As I was thinking about goals for the year during the early days of January, the word grow came to mind… and it stuck. The concept inspired me so much that I decided not to set any resolutions for 2012. It’s true. Project-loving, goal-loving, list-loving Rachel did not make any New Year’s resolutions this year. Because honestly, I make personal resolutions all the time. Probably daily. It’s just how I’m wired.
So instead of making New Year’s resolutions, I’ve decided to follow the trend of choosing a single word to focus on for the year. The word I have chosen is grow.
Rather than striving to achieve specific goals by December, I want to focus on overall growth this year. At the end of 2012, I want to to be able to look back at various aspects of my life and identify ways in which I have grown during the year. Sure, I’m keeping in mind some areas in which I’d like to grow, but I’m not going to formalize them into resolutions.
Right now, I’m simply giving myself the freedom to grow.
Jan 22, 2012 @ 22:26:17
Great idea! I love resolutions, but with a baby coming next month it doesn’t seem like the right time to resolve to do anything…but a word is much more manageable