Resolution and Achievement

"I don't do resolutions. I just try harder". These are the words I spoke this morning to my friend.


Trying a little harder - Isn't that really all we can expect of ourselves or of others? To me, trying harder is always seeking resolution. We never really arrive. So the idea of coming to concrete resolution seems more than just a little bit self-defeating. I try to think of it as simply trying harder at stuff that I've been working on for a while.


At the end of each year, as we all likely do, I take inventory of the year's events .. a milestone map, of sorts, of things that I accomplished or didn't accomplish.


The same, wise friend that I spoke with this morning also once told me that achievement is SO over-rated. At the end of the day (or month ... or year), it really doesn't matter to me what has been checked off of the constant, daily to-do lists.


What matters most to me at this time of year is whether or not I am closer to my true Self.. Whether or not I made someone’s day... Whether or not I'm living the life of my dreams..


I can honestly say that I have "achieved" more this year by not trying to achieve anything besides becoming more aligned with my purpose little by little. My life will never be the same, thanks to this shift in perspective about achievement.


Cheers to a New Year full constant resolution, daydreaming, and a different kind of achievement: achieve love in response to hate, achieve to be a little more kind, achieve grace in difficult situations.


I will try harder to do all of these things and more.


Peace.