For the past few months I have been reading The Happiness Project. The author Gretchen Rubin went on a quest to become happier by making resolutions for each month of the year. She wrote a book to document herself following through with her resolutions. She inspired me to start my own resolutions for the New Year and I wanted to document it with Norah and Sergio.
My first resolution is to stop pushing people to do what I want. I have a very bad habit of convincing people my way is the right way especially when it comes to my parents. They call me Cobra Commander because I constantly boss them around and push them to do things that I think will better The Wheels of Grace, they don’t always agree with me immediately.
My typical Ashley thought would be to force them into reading The Happiness Project, but with my new resolution I will not even tell them about the book or why I decided to document our resolutions because
1. They have a list of books I asked them to read months, maybe even years ago and they have not read one of my recommended books.
2. I cannot force people to do what I want.
Here is a list of their resolutions that has no part to do with me at all. I did not edit their resolutions; I did not make suggestions or try to get them to change their resolutions, because I cannot force people to do what I want. See it isn’t even the New Year and I’m already making personal improvements.
Norah
- Do not allow dust to get on my bible. Take time to get into God’s Word to learn and grow.
- Turn off all the noise in my life weekly. Practice being still and knowing that he is God. Unplug my mind and all of my electronic devices. Meditate!
- Help motivate, encourage, and inspire anyone who is in need by listening, praying, supporting, and if crying is required, pass the tissues.
Sergio
- Start to read. Commit to reading at least 1 book every two months = reading 6 books by next year. This will help me to exercise my mind to keep it sharp.
- Lose weight. I want to lose 50 pounds by exercising and eating well. I want to participate in a physical event, like a marathon. I want to achieve this so I can show myself that with a plan and a little bit of focus my goal is attainable. I would like to share with others that a strong body comes with a strong mind.
- Grow in my faith. I want to pray more every day. I want to make it a point to pray 4 times a day at the least. I want to memorize bible verses to get me through the days.
Ashley
- Unbossy. Stop convincing people to do what I want.
- Money. I have a bad habit of spending my money instead of saving. I am often plagued by consumerism and my biggest goal is to put my money towards my student loan debt instead of the usual make-up, clothes, books, and other random items I usually spend it on.
- Writing. We are all working hard to finish writing our book. I hope that 2015 is our year. I also have a secret writing project I am currently working on. Details to come soon.
We (or maybe just I) want to follow up with our resolutions and accomplish our personal goals. At the end of January there will be a new post on how we are keeping our resolutions.
We would love to hear your New Years Resolutions. We can try and help you keep them; comment telling us what your resolutions are and we’ll keep in touch with you. If you hold us accountable we’ll do the same for you.
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