So, as many of us prepare our New Year’s Resolutions (and I was right on board as I am every year, glutton for punishment that I am), I serendipitously found myself reading a blog post from 2008.
A couple of years ago I was lucky enough to win a copy of Gretchen Rubin’s best selling book, The Happiness Project, in which she documents her year-long adventures in trying out different ways to find happiness.
And so fast forward to yesterday when I stumbled on a blog post she wrote that is a twist on our normal resolutions. And since I wanted to forge a new new NEW path this year, I decided I would start with her idea for Twelve Commandments – read her post, and see if you are as inspired as I was…
My Twelve Commandments
- Be Anjanette
- Relax & breathe
- Find the fun
- Be grateful
- Live & love with my whole heart
- Recognise opportunity
- Live in the now
- Accept love
- Let go of guilt & obligation
- Be kind, first to myself
- Under-think, not over-think
- Go with my gut
Rather than set myself up for failure with, let’s face it, impossibly huge tasks like “Eat clean” and “Exercise every day”, I wanted to put something down that would speak more to me as a person. I wanted something that I could take to remind myself each day to truly live authentically. This hit the spot…
I’ll be working through the book, on this and other projects that take my fancy throughout the year…care to join me?
What great inspiration. I had decided early on during December that my New Year resolution that I haven’t even said outloud yet, but to my self, is more of a promise to me that I just simply enjoy each day as best I can as if it’s my last. I love the 12 commandments listed.
I borrowed your 12 commandments to keep visual as a reminder to me. Hope you don’t mind.
That’s a neat and sensible list. I think I sighed out just reading it. Should see you well in 2012. Good luck sticking with it!
I’m with you there, especially on no. 10! Happy New Year!
Yay you. An extremely sensible approach my friend.
Oh, I love this, Anj! The twelve commandments are such a gentle approach to making changes. I’ve heard so much about the book, but have never checked it out. I’ll do that right now.
That is a wonderful set of commandments. It’s time for me to focus on all those as well. Hope you have a wonderful 2012, Anj!
Love that list – I’m in! :) xo
lol – where did the randomshellystore come from :)
I love this Anj! I have seen that book around the blogosphere from time to time. Might be time to borrow it from the library. I hope the first month of the year has you feeling great! x