MONDAY MUSE (29 December 2008)
NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS
As the year 2008 moves to its end, a familiar ritual will make its annual
appearance in our lives – the ritual of making New Year resolutions…the most
popular resolutions range from breaking of flawed habits to the pledge to
inculcate desirable habits, from putting the bulge in to bringing the biceps
out, from vows of self improvement to socio-centric commitments, from pledges
to become more economically or environmentally responsible to charity towards
the disadvantaged…
Though born of innocent intent, most resolutions remain unfulfilled or
abandoned by the very minds that conjure them. Hence, for many of us, the
process is just moving through a mechanical ritual. Therefore it is prudent to
give up the meaningless practice or we need to re-invent our attitude and
approach to what is essentially a well meaning exercise.
It is pertinent for our resolution to have “RESOLVE” which must translate into
an action plan. It is not enough to know where one wants to go… we must also
chalk out the path to get there. The larger destination needs to be seen as a
link of lesser goals. Only then we would be able to recognize partial successes
at every step along the way. Just as a resolution isn't realised the day it's
made, neither is it realised the day we reach our goal. It is accomplished in
small wins along the way.
The execution of the action plan to realise the resolution that we make defines
ground-zero. Simply put, New Year is not the only time to make resolutions…
rather, every moment that flags off the journey to fulfil a worthy resolve,
heralds the beginning of a New Year in our lives. Anais Nin said it so well, “I
make no resolutions for the New Year. The habit of making plans, of
criticizing, sanctioning and moulding my life, is too much of a DAILY event for
me!”
New Year is the moment when we choose to walk the path of transformation,
to BE BETTER at fulfilling every resolve we need dedication & determination…
- Pravin
29 December 2008, Goa, India.
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