Finding myself already overwhelmed and stymied by the expectation of exhibiting a chosen effective behavior for a WHOLE YEAR, I decided in a quiet moment today (yes, I actually had one, contrary to the usual way of things) to try for a New DAY’s resolution instead of a New Year’s resolution. In fact, I’m going to try it every day.
Today’s resolution is related to the decision I have made to try moving forward day by day instead of attempting to swallow a whole year at once. It is this: Today I will do what I can for this one day and refuse to hold the whole day hostage to an eternity’s worth of responsibilities. Yes, I have more to do than I’ll ever be able to handle. I can’t do it all today–and I don’t have to. I will choose what absolutely MUST be done before day’s end if my life is to continue to run without serious complications (surprisingly little, it turns out). I’ll do that first. Then, everything else I fit in to the day is a CHOSEN activity instead of a mandate. That sure takes some of the pressure out of it!
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