Sunday, January 5, 2014

Resolutions... A lot of 'em


Unfortunately I don't remember where I found this :-/ but here is some inspiration for the year. 
I chose some from the list that made sense for me. 

Grow
1. Start learning a language not spoken in Western Europe

3. Join a book club or writer’s group
4. Memorize all the international capital cities

5. Discover the meaning of ‘classical’ in classical art/literature/music

6. Trace your roots — discover more about your heritage

7. Teach yourself Morse Code


Take care of yourself
11. Drink more water everyday

12. Learn to meditate and form a routine

13. Use more sunscreen


16. Record your thoughts in a journal (or any handy piece of scrap paper)

17. Eat big, healthy breakfasts

18. Bike instead of drive

19. Add 30 minutes to the beginning or end of your night’s sleep

20. Drink tea instead of coffee

Take care of others
21. Meet your neighbors

24. Pack a healthy bag lunch and give it to a homeless person

26. Forgive that grudge you’ve been hanging on to

27. Give ‘I love you’ gifts (gifts without a specific occasion)

28. Listen more, speak less

29. Do foreseeable favors before people ask

30. Say what you mean and mean what you say

Slow your speed, lengthen the ride
36. Start a compost pile instead of throwing scraps away

37. Take the scenic route

39. Have more picnics

40. Show up several minutes early to everything

Detach from material things
42. Investigate a philosophical movement in history (transcendentalism, stoicism, phenomenology) and consider it in relation to your life

43. Go on dates that require no money

44. Eradicate noise pollution in your home


46. Unplug, in general

47. Separate your material wants from your material needs — and focus on the latter

48. Volunteer some place close to home


Live in the moment
53. Take the words ‘someday’ and ‘soon’ out of your vocabulary Acknowledge pleasure

58. Learn to shut your mind off when resting

59. Get out of your comfort zone more often


Love more
63. Keep a list of things that make you instantly happy


69. Try to stop comparing yourself to others

70. Ask your parents for advice more often

Get creative
71. Write one poem a week

73. Fingerpaint, sketch, or watercolor on weekends

74. Make your own jewelry out of antique or discarded items

76. Draw up a plan for your dream home — and incorporate some of it into your current home

77. Finish a crossword puzzle

78. Give gifts that are homemade, not bought

79. Write a letter to your future self, put it in a box, and lose it on purpose


Be aware
82. Back up your files

83. Buy produce at Farmer’s Markets

84. Unsubscribe from everything that creates clutter

87. Make your means as worthy as your ends

89. Support family-owned businesses instead of chains

90. VOTE (and know what you’re voting for)

Keep an open mind
94. Watch more foreign films and documentaries
98. Hear people out (fully)

1 comment:

Trace said...

this is a great list - we should work on it together as "accountability partners!". ;-)