What are yours?
Do you make them?
Please share your thoughts.
I don't.
I have an on going list of things, and I do them, usually when i can, or when the motivation is right. The list gets revised as-needed, which is reasonably often. There are shortterm and medium term and long term things on that list.
The thing with resolutions is... if I didn't have the motivation to do something on Dec 15th, I'm not likely to have it on Jan 1st. And there's no Big Bang when you turn the calendar page to Jan. 1st.
For me, I tend to think about things for a while, and one day I get a moment of clarity of sorts, and jump in both feet.
Starting things when I'm half hearted about them or feel like I should, or someone is pushing me to. I know myself well enough to know that I'm not gonna stick with them, and it's a waste of time and energy, not to mention an additional blow to self esteem that quitting can do. Have enough false starts, and one day you can find yourself believing you can't do the race.
In my case, this is true in swimming and life in general.
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You said "Finish reading my "daily readings" Bible (FAILED. Got about 40% through in 2002 and only did about another 20% this year. drat.)"
Kathy, just another way to look at "failed:" Edison failed 98 times (or so) before he made a light bulb that worked. Someone asked him if that was disappointing, and he replied to effect of "No; making the light bulb just took 99 steps." Give yourself a big pat on the back for meeting so many of your goals!
Happy swimmming,
Laura
You said "Finish reading my "daily readings" Bible (FAILED. Got about 40% through in 2002 and only did about another 20% this year. drat.)"
Kathy, just another way to look at "failed:" Edison failed 98 times (or so) before he made a light bulb that worked. Someone asked him if that was disappointing, and he replied to effect of "No; making the light bulb just took 99 steps." Give yourself a big pat on the back for meeting so many of your goals!
Happy swimmming,
Laura