Unresolutions for 2009
Last year, I wrote about not making resolutions, and this year, same thing. I used to make a giant list of a lot of things I wanted to stop doing or felt I must start doing; it always ended being this whole bunch of rules that I didn’t ever follow, only used as a chance to be hard on myself.
So I did something different again this year.
The problem is: I love resolutions. They tempt me–all that chance to become Perfect–like some weird drug. They pull me. And, I love lists, so it’s a difficult time of a year, tough holiday.
This year, here is what I did. I resisted the urge to imagine myself in my perfect life. I looked at the self and the life I really have. I limited myself to two tiny projects. It all fit on a tiny notecard that I then taped in my journal.
1. One thing I want to let go of (a habit of self criticism I would like to stop).
2. What am I looking forward to this year–small things? big things?
I feel like these two Orienting Images will help me stay on track, much better than all the other things I could be worrying about that I am doing/not doing that aren’t really going to change anyway.
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