The Power of New Year’s Resolutions - Rachel Devine

We rang in the new year for 2024! Out with the old and in with the new. We celebrated the new year in various ways, and now we are possibly looking at our new year’s resolutions. You might be one of those people who doesn’t make resolutions because you have never been able to keep one in the past. This is exactly why you should make some resolutions. It will give you some practice in self-discipline. Resolutions are important to set goals and organize the new year in a way that navigates your future. Otherwise, one might just flounder in no particular direction and wind up in the same place as the previous year. Perhaps you want to lose weight or stop an addiction, or you might have lofty goals of starting a business or writing a book. Whatever your resolutions are, you can start now! This moment is all we have, and starting a new venture in the new year requires some forethought. Afterall, you want to have a truly happy new year!

Let’s look at this more closely.

New year’s resolutions

One of the most timeless traditions of the new year is making resolutions. These are promises that a person makes to themself for the purpose of self-improvement and positive changes, reflecting a shared aspiration to make a fresh start. A resolution can also be called a goal. When we have goals for our future, it gives us direction, purpose, and a feeling of wanting to accomplish something.

Starting a new year’s resolution

The first step to starting a resolution is to write it down. Your new year is an open book, and writing out goals will help you create a new chapter in your life. Writing down your resolution in a clear and concise way will give you a road map to your goal. You also want to write out the steps you will take to achieve your resolution. For instance, if you want to lose weight, you will write out a plan to change your eating habits to healthier ones, and you may want to incorporate a game plan for exercising. Studies show that exercising is associated with longevity. So, if you want to live a long, healthy life, it starts with a goal to get to that destination.

The Power of a Written Intention

The power of a written intention is very profound. One year I wrote a letter to a friend about where I wanted to see myself in a year, and everything I wrote came true. You can write out a similar letter or you can also put your goals on a vision board. A vision board is a visual of what you want for your future. You can use a piece of oak tag and put pictures on it of what you want to accomplish in your life. You can use phrases, affirmations, and stickers. You want to put your resolutions on the vision board and place the vision board where you can see it daily. The visions will get embedded in your subconscious mind, which is the driving force behind your life decisions. You will surely start to move in the direction of your goals, which is a great start to achieving them.

Visualization techniques

It’s so important to put some willpower behind the resolutions you set. Keeping your energy on the goal will be the most important part of reaching your objection. The mind-power techniques are invaluable. Visualizing techniques for manifestation, as if your goal is already here, is a powerful way to help you stay on course. Before you fall asleep each night, visualize the outcome of your resolution. For example, if you want to lose weight, fall asleep with only one picture of you already with the weight off. Then fall asleep with feelings of what it feels like to have the weight off. For instance, you would feel happy, healthier, content, relieved, etc. The feelings are what penetrate the subconscious mind, and the power of the mind to achieve goals is unlimited. I suggest you do this every night until you reach your goal.

Affirmations

Affirmations are phrases and words that help us change negative thought patterns to positive ones. Positive affirmations help us focus on the positive goals we have. Say affirmations out loud several times a day.

Some affirmations are as follows:

I will reach my goals.

I am happy to bring positive change into my life.

I am going in a good direction towards my dreams.

I am successful.

I am loved.

In closing, the new year is filled with so many possibilities. Writing a chapter for 2024 on what direction you want your life to go in, gives you control over your life. Your life is an open book with blank pages just waiting for you to fill them with some healthy goals and dreams. You have the power to create your future. Your resolutions are important, therefore, go in the direction that is ideal for you, and don’t let anyone sway you from your dreams.

I wish you all a very happy, blessed, new year!

 Rachel Devine is the author of her new inner child book, Discover the Power of the Secret Within, along with The Third Road and Lessons from the Needle in a Haystack, all on Amazon.

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