I do not recall making any resolutions around New Years. I guess I had too much on my mind. I don't really know if I even believe in making them. Does anybody really follow through?
A friend of mine who worked at a gym full time told me that January till March every year are the busiest times there. Is that because people started their resolutions only to end them after three months, or because people only want to look good for the warmer months?
I think that resolutions are not life's answers to making your dreams come true, but obtainable goals: yes.
Aren't goals and resolutions the same thing? Well yes and no. Yes because they have the same idea in mind; to improve something about yourself. No, because resolutions are made to resolve something in your life. Something you're not happy with. Once broken a resolution generally stays broken where as a goal is just that; a goal. A goal is something to obtain. It is something you do not have that you want, something that you work towards. If you fall off track of your goal, it is still only a goal and getting on the path again is generally easier.
So this year I have made a tiny list of goals that I would like to reach. Small things that I feel will make me happier and overall a better me.
- Run three times at least three times a week (my bigger goal is to run the BMO half marathon this coming May in Vancouver)
- Learn to knit properly (I have tried many times and I just really want to know how)
- Begin to learn a new language (Either retouch French or possibly German)
- Save for a trip at the end of August (God knows I need one)
- Read more (I love to read and really don't as much as I used to)
I think each of these items are obtainable. There really shouldn't be any problem for me to complete them. I don't expect to be fluent, or the best knitter or runner but a head start to possibly a life long hobby is what I hope to be my general outcome. Wish me luck!
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