Are you Resolute?

So funny how the idea of a new year brings the idea of a new beginning, a year of possibilities, a fresh start.  We can't seem to draw a line in the sand and say enough is enough, but a ball drops, the champagne flows and Old Lang Syne plays and we are ready to begin again.  Today I drove past 2 gyms and a state park that typically have only a few cars parked in them, but today.... there were no open spaces and they were parked all the way out to the street and then some.  I couldn't help but giggle and hope that this lasts longer than most years.

My new year started the day of the surgery.  I made a promise to myself that I would wait 5 weeks to start working out again.  I felt good enough that I wanted to long before today, but I owed it to myself to not.  Swim bike run.... nope.  Today I clamored onto the treadmill and walked a long 2 miles.

I am more proud of that two miles than I am about many longer distances.  You laugh at that possibility, but that two miles stood for a change, stood for a commitment to myself and my health.  I am recovering strong and smart, and hopefully making a stronger and smarter woman of myself.

I would like to lay out a resolution, but what?  There are so many specific things that I have aimed for in the past that just have not been important enough to follow through over the course of 12 months.  I looked up the most popular resolutions, here are a few

Lose Weight/Eat Healthy/Get Fit
Quit Smoking/Drinking
Manage Stress
Manage Debt/Save Money
Get a better job
Volunteer
Travel

People are incredibly predictable.  We are so lucky and blessed in so many ways.  So spoiled to have a roof over our heads and mortgages to stress us out, jobs to hate, enough money and food to overeat and gain weight.  We hate ourselves for these blessings, and that is scary.  I don't judge, I've been there/I'm there now. 

My resolution is to appreciate what I have.  To enjoy my days, and to find the upside.  To live my life and change how I think about things.  To put happiness, my own and my friends' and family's, first- whatever that means.  I resolve to try to ditch the grudges and give people the benefit of the doubt.

What do you think?  What do you resolve?  Is it important enough to still be at the forefront of your mind in 30 days?  6 months?  12?  There is no finish line for this resolution... its a change for life.