#Microblog Monday 332: Old Resolutions
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One thing I love is that we all have a different way of seeing resolutions. I’ve seen just as many posts explaining why someone is not making resolutions (while simultaneously telling me what they are doing, which sounds very much like setting resolutions) or why they are making resolutions (which don’t sound like how I define resolutions).
My favourite description of resolutions came from Caroline Crampton (who has the BEST podcast—Shedunnit): “For me, resolutions have always functioned as a kind of intentional prediction about the direction I want my life to take, and the last five years have completely cured me of trying to make any kind of guess about what will happen next. The best I can do is try.”
An “intentional prediction about the direction I want my life to take.” That is such an interesting way of putting it and so huge. Was family building one of my resolutions? My career change? That is what I think of when I think of new directions whereas my actual resolutions (for the third year running, taking 15 minutes to myself each day) are tiny steps in place, not really moving me anywhere.
How do you define resolutions?
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2 comments
I think of resolutions as changes you’re deciding to make. I don’t make them right now unless I’m really feeling something needs to change. I am much more likely to “resolve” at the beginning of the school year. To me, that seems like a time for new beginnings and change. Right now, I just want to hibernate and wait out this long, dreary winter. But I applaud people who’s time to be motivated is now and wish them well.
I really like that definition: An “intentional prediction about the direction I want my life to take.” I’ve probably been guilty of the “I’m Not Making Resolutions But Here Are My Goals For The Next Year” posts. Ahhhhhh to be, a resolution is often an unrealistic change you want to make, and a goal has smaller parts that add up to the whole change, but with benchmarking along the way. I think if I made a resolution it would be to live with less fear, to take more risks and spend my time wisely.