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Turn your New Year Resolu0on into a “New You” Resolu0on!
It’s a new year, a Bme for new beginnings, new goals, and refreshing procrasBnated dreams. We hear it from friends, family, and loved ones; it’s all over our Facebook and Twi;er, as well as celebrity TV and talk shows – it’s the big quesBon, “What’s your New Year’s resoluBon"? Suddenly, the flood of desires rolls in and we hear selfHpromises of weight loss, dedicated exercising, and the courage to quit bad habits and establish new and be;er relaBonships. It seems as if we hear the same ol’ thing year aWer year, and if we are honest with ourselves we can say most of us have made the same New Year’s resoluBon more than once. We go all year without making the right decision, but when December 31st hits we begin planning our whole year, having neglected our resoluBon from the previous year. I myself became infected with the social trend, taking light of an urgent life style change that my mind, body and spirit were thirsting to be quenched. Then I was enlightened that what I was seeking was not just a new year, but a new me. I needed to do an evaluaBon on myself on a daily basis, because doing it just at the beginning of the year was only reminding me of the things I needed to achieve and did not accomplish. Focusing on a new you instead of a new year fuels you to make a change and not just go through the moBons. This process begins with spending quiet quality Bme with ourselves on a daily basis, if only for 20 minutes. Just as we would check up on our children or an elderly parent, we must understand that we constantly have to see to our own wellHbeing, monitoring
our joy, health, relaBonships, career, and spiritual health. These things have nothing to do with a new year but have everything to do with a new you. As you begin planning your new year’s resoluBon, sit back and ask yourself what you want to achieve, seeking your life’s purpose and living as if every day is an opportunity to become the best you that you were created to be. The resoluBon is not the New Year. The resoluBon is a daily journey to a “New You”.
Shawnta’ Pulliam an Inspira2onal Speaker, Author, Female Advocate, Community Organizer and Life Coach. She is the President
Shawnta’ Pulliam Arise, LLC and Founder/CEO Nurturing Hearts, INC
www.ShawntaPulliamArise.com www.NurturingHHearts.org
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