New Years Resolutions

A new year and a new dawn. I feel that I have turned some kind of corner with the new year. I have never been sensitive to the notion of a new year, this is my first time. Maybe it is coincidence, and maybe it's not.
That got me thinking about the idea of new years resolutions a lot. People always seem to be buzzing and ready to go with the untapped dreams they hold so close. This is usually the time when people seize the illusionary moment, believing it is somehow different from the moment before. The collective energy declares a clean slate.
So what happens a month down the road when the slate seems murky again? Buzzing slows and people lose their steam finding that there really was no true distinction between this moment and the one before after all.
Anything that motivates people to change for the better and walk further on the path of their personal evolution should be honored. At the same time, we need to engage in a deeper internal dialogue with ourselves because a clean slate appears when we have cleaned it. WE do the work to create space for that new picture. A new day does not clean the slate for us.
Cleaning the slate is like doing our emotional laundry and then taking an inventory of our closet. It's not just time to "do" better things. It our time to evaluate what is still working in our lives and what is not. Then get rid of what is not working and make sure we are creating enough space for what is. And also being mindful of all the other possibilities that are out there. The dreams that we can obtain as long as we are taking an inventory.
What if you never cleaned your closet out from the time you were little. Do you think those pants from the third grade would still fit? What beliefs are you carrying from the third grade that don't fit any more? Would you have space for the new and the better? No. You closet would be jammed with things that are just taking up space and not productive.
I encourage everyone to take an inventory of who they are, where they are and who they want to become. Let that be your New Years Resolution. That is the only way to true fulfillment.
If you want to lose weight, quit an unhealthy habit, start a hobby, whatever it is. The only place to start is to take a deep look at yourself and your life without judgment. Then remember that anything you can dream up can become your reality. You just have to do your laundry and get rid of the clutter first.
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