It’s that time again! The time of year when I reflect on the year that was, mentally and emotionally prepare for the year to come, and absolve myself from a selection of ‘must dos’. Life is simply too short to get swept up in ‘must dos’, especially those I have no inclination towards. Aside: Looking … Read more New Year’s Absolutions 2023
Those of you who have been following my blog for a while will know that each year I write not ‘resolutions’, but ‘absolutions’. These are the things I absolve myself from doing the following year―GUILT FREE!Read more New Year’s Absolutions 2022
My New Year’s Absolutions for 2020! All the things I absolve myself of.Read more New Year’s Absolutions 2020
Those who have followed my blog for a while will know I don’t write New Year’s Resolutions. I do set goals from time-to-time, but the pressure we place on those resolutions can be stifling at best and paralysing at worst, and I refuse to start off a sparkly new year by tainting it with pressure. … Read more New Year’s Absolutions 2019
Every year I like to write a list of things I absolve myself from doing, no matter how good they may be for my mind/body/soul/relationships/success/wallet, and so on. This year I absolve myself of the following: Eating spaghetti squash as ‘pasta’ While I am all for substituting healthier foods for less-healthy foods, like Greek yoghurt … Read more New Year’s Absolutions 2018
Every year I think of the (sometimes silly) promises I have made to myself – or the albatrosses of obligations I have somehow bought into – and absolve myself of them. This is in the spirit of seeking (only) joyful, authentic, positive pursuits, and releasing myself from the pursuits that make me resentful, angry or … Read more New Year’s Absolutions 2017
Two years ago, I wrote a post exonerating myself from the resolutions I would typically expect myself to make at the start of a new year. For some reason I skipped this step at the start of this 2012, but as we approach 2013, I revisit the idea of absolving myself of things that are … Read more New Year’s Absolutions 2013
It is now 10 days into 2011 and I have nothing by the way of resolutions. Nada, rien, niente, zippo. And because, “Have you made any resolutions?” is usually the first thing that follows “Happy New Year”, the question has been posed a lot. So I started to ponder “why?” – why haven’t I sworn … Read more New Year’s Absolutions 2011
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