Do you have a New Years resolution? Do you find them foolish? Inspiring? Another disappointment?I looked up the top 5 resolutions for 2009 and I found them, well, common.
I put them in the poll anyway for a baseline, but I found myself thinking, "These aren't resolutions. These are the same things that all Americans carry on about all year." And the one thing that really struck me was that for the most part, they are not very positive.
Not that I am picking on people who want to improve their lives through weight loss, exercise and healthy eating, it just seems like to a certain extent, that should just be there.
I know that finances, weight and health are a constant, year round topic in my mind.
My resolution this year is to choose happiness.
I think that if every morning I wake up and decide to be happy, everything else will fall into place. I have known a great many people in my short 30 years and I have learned there are certain truths about humans. One of them being that we all wake up and choose the day we will have before we even rise out of bed.
If you expect problems and strife, you will be guaranteed to find them in your day. I firmly believe that if we seek the joy and beauty in our day, we will surely find it.
This year I resolve to choose happiness above all other thoughts when I wake in the morning.
Even when it starts with the cry of a hungry suckling. It only means she is healthy and thriving.
And I always resolve to stop swearing, but something tells me in about another year I will finally see that resolution become an absolute need.
2 comments:
Look at that little chunky noodle!!! I can't wait to meet her next month!! Have you told her about Crazy Windy??
Love your thoughts! As the eternal optimist, I couldn't agree more! And even though it sound clique, attitude really is everything. Mine needs adjusting often, but deep down I know its not the circumstances that are the problem. A verse that has been popping out in my mind a lot lately is, "the joy of the Lord is my strength". The joy He gives, when we abide in Him, through prayer and His word, is not shaken by life's circumstances. It's a gift of the Holy Spirit! And it's no surprise to me that I start feeling and acting rotten when I haven't been abiding in Him. The self pity and selfishness begins to rise and I stop counting my blessings. So I'm with you, I want to wake up each day choosing to abide in the Lord, choosing to receive from Him a joy that can't be explained! Love to you cousin!
Always, Sarah
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