HAPPY SUSTAINABLE NEW YEAR!
2025 - Happy New Year!
New Year, New You?
I sure hope the year 2025 brings us a kinder, healthier year for all.
Rather than setting myself up to fail by making unachievable new resolutions, I like to go back to my list of daily gestures to have a more calming daily life! A 'sustainable new year's resolutions' if you like!
- Don't save clothes or crockery etc "for best". Wear them, use them, enjoy them!
- Always be willing to miss the next train/bus
- Be polite to rude strangers
- Never look at your phone when at dinner/talking to someone
- From time to time, choosing not to wear headphones, and just listen to your surroundings
- Tell someone if their label's sticking out, especially if you don't know them!
- Learn names of people you come across regularly, shop assistants, security guards, cleaners etc, and use them
- Be open for conversation
- Listen
- Learn to laugh at yourself - no shame
- Set aside 10 minutes to do something you enjoy - whether it's reading a book, listening to a podcast, having a cup of tea, or just to sit!
Okay, so I do have one big resolution I really want to push myself on, and that is to get back into regular running again. I love it when I'm doing it, but find it so difficult to get motivated and get out!
I hope you've have wonderful holidays, saying goodbye to the past year, and if you really want to make a big resolution for the year, here's a gentle reminder that relaxing is not always the same as recharging! Choose something that nourishes you. For me, setting aside time to sew is always recharging. I feel so much more energised afterwards. Whereas, sitting on my phone scrolling on social media may be relaxing at the time, it definitely does not recharge me!
Choose goals that are achievable and beneficial to you. Just one goal is plentiful, you don't need a list!
Happy 2025!