Buy local. Eat the potato skins. Use the mouthguard that wasn’t paid for by your dental insurance. Try not to laugh when your neighbor’s bathrobe flies open as they get the mail. New Year resolutions can be an exhaustive list that outlines shortcomings. And do they even work? It’s a semantics issue.
New Year resolutions may set you up for disappointment but having goals is a healthy practice. For example, ways to eliminate stress by increasing activity, eliminate toxic relationships, and choosing kindness are qualities to live by.
Delivering on healthy goals doesn’t have to be limited to New Year resolutions.
A more thoughtful way of living helps manage stress and improves a positive outlook. You can control personal wellness by following a balanced life, which transfers into other areas like giving your body more energy and mental acuity. Lifestyle additions that support this are:
- Manifesting: Visualize how you want your life to be.
- Meditation: Give yourself moments to reset.
- Outdoor fitness: Nature walks, skiing and biking throughout the year invigorates the body and can be a healthy way to connect socially.
- Prepare plant-based meals: Eating less meat is good for you and the environment.
- Start a new hobby: Take on productive activities like yoga, gardening or a skill that enriches.
Having personal goals does not have to be a New Year scenario, check in with yourself regularly on what you want to improve on–happiness will follow.
Resources:
Denim apron: Khanekura on Etsy
Cutting board: Virginia Boy Kitchens
Florida Favorites Snack Box: Hale Groves
