I became inspired with this idea because I bought The Language of Letting Go by Melody Beattie six years ago, just before I started my blog. I started rereading it again. I figured it has been a few years since I have read it. I bought when I went to this meditation workshop, and the teacher ended her class with the daily reading of this book. I loved how much this book has helped me. At the time I bought this book, my best friend was an alcoholic, so I read this book a lot.
One of my favourite new beginning quote is this;
“Day One, or one day, you get to decide.”
What I love about it is how simple and profound it is. It is reminding us that today we given a clean slate, if we want to take to. We can either let this opportunity pass us by, or we can do something about it.
Our lives will pass us by, whether or not, we have truly lived, so we may as live the best lives that we can. Let’s use these days to decide what kind of life you want to live this year. Our lives can either be filled with adventures or missed opportunities.
Know that you are capable of doing something truly amazing. Write out your goals, and begin breaking them into small and manageable goals that you can accomplish in a week, or a month. You will understand the power of turning a big goal, into five small goals. You would also be surprised of how easier things become when you work like that. Once you accomplish your small goals, remember to celebrate your victory. Reward yourself with some ice cream, your favourite show, a girls out, or a girls evening via Zoom or Skype, depending on your city’s restrictions. Every now and again, it doesn’t hurt to treat yourself, so if you do it in moderation, and don’t make it a big celebration, it will be a good thing. You don’t want to spend too much money on the award.
If you spend the next couple of days deciding how you want your 2021 to be, and what you wish to change and accomplish, you are getting closer to what you want to be.
Here’s an example of how a big goal can be broken into smaller goals. Perhaps your goal is to go to school. You can start your research of which program you want to get into, then decide on the school you would want to study. You would also want to see the requirements of what you need to get into the program. Your next goal will be to look at application forms, and find out their due dates, and when to submit them by. Another thing on your check list can be buying yourself school supplies, do practice questions online, and reading books on the subjects.
Or perhaps you want to have less stuff, you can either purge your belongings in a weekend, or spend a bit of time working on it each day, perhaps 15 or 20 minutes. And really spend the time going through your things.
You can use this as an opportunity to make improvements on your life. The possibilities are endless. We are capable of so much more than you think we are.
Today, I will use my time to truly decide what I would like to accomplish this year. And I now know that I am more capable than I realize, and give myself credit for.
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