Give Up or Get Going: What's Your Resolution?
Disclaimer: This in no way is meant to be a religous post. There's no way I'm going there.
However, those of us who celebrate Mardi Gras and Fat Tuesday know there is one minor catch lurking around the corner. That's right... HELLO Ash Wednesday! I have always tried to make it standard practice to make a resolution for Lent. Like many, I have usually failed up to this point to implement my New Year's resolutions, so a second round of guilt tripping is in order. My most successful Lenten season occured during my junior year of high school. I decided to give up soda for 40 days. It seemed like an impossibility at the time. However, I made it those 40 agonizing days without so much as a sip. I could not wait to get my hands on a Dr. Pepper. Much to my surprise, the first sip tasted like sh*%! I felt like I had swallowed a mouthful of battery acid. It couldn't believe I use to have 4-5 of those bad boys a day! Needless to say, I never drank sodas consistently ever again.
As I have gotten older, I have tried to shift my mindset from removing a bad habit to implementing a positive one. Many of us vow to exercise more and give up burgers, pizza, or even beer for those 40 days. I've done that too. I decided to mix it up a bit in 2010. This go-round, I'm stopping one thing AND starting something else. I removed the TV from my bedroom and placed it in storage. No longer will I let my mind vegetate on the worthless garage that is late night television. Instead, I have decided to START reading each and every night! I have a pile of books that I have been meaning to read for, oh about... a year or two (including fellow AR member Jennifer Allan's book Sell with Soul - just bought it!). I love reading and always tell myself I need to do more... but just don't have the time. Well, now I am making it! It all goes back to mindset.
So my questions is... are you giving something up or getting something going???
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