Five thoughts on New Year’s Resolutions:
1. There are so many good habits we could implement but there are too many for anyone to do all of them well. (See my list in the thread below). So we should be gracious with ourselves and others.
2. The vast majority of our resolutions get drowned out by the noise of life. Life defies discipline and clarity. Life defies planning and organization.
3. As I see the struggles with alcohol and depression, and reports of suicide, and deaths from covid-19, I’m reminded that getting through everyday life—eating, working, relationships, cleaning up, functioning, adulting, surviving—is something to be grateful for.
4. Yet there is hope in the idea that we can change. And it is not false hope. Human beings have volition, agency. We can change. We can try something. And in doing so, we will at least learn something, even if it simply to be more sympathetic to others who try but fail.
5. The other good news is that for those who cannot conceive of taking on a new goal or resolution, the acute burden that they are currently overwhelmed with will likely pass or subside over time. May others rally around the hurting person in their time of need.
Some good habits below that I’m thinking about as others are:
Reading the Bible:
https://twitter.com/edstetzer/status/1345058397683638272?s=19,
Spiritual health disciplines:
https://twitter.com/BethMooreLPM/status/1343943911102951425?s=19,
https://twitter.com/richvillodas/status/1345062961908486144?s=19
Journaling:
Eating healthier, stopping smoking, exercising and sleeping more:
https://twitter.com/JerryBrewer/status/1343220740452040710?s=19,
https://twitter.com/jbouie/status/1344395252703129601?s=19,
https://twitter.com/ElieNYC/status/1344335701287067654?s=19,
https://twitter.com/CunninghamMPLS/status/1339979055081402369?s=19,
https://twitter.com/evandeneykel/status/1345103161862877184?s=19,
https://twitter.com/heathwcarter/status/1344384234484609024?s=19,
Reading quality books:
https://twitter.com/flemingrut/status/1344431248069058560?s=19,
https://twitter.com/AndyRowell/status/562685585891262464?s=19
Writing more:
https://twitter.com/michellevanloon/status/1344262543976648704?s=19,
https://twitter.com/rachsyme/status/1345087982055944196?s=19,
Originally tweeted by Andy Rowell (@AndyRowell) on January 1, 2021.