It's Nearly 2024. Time to Write Down My Resolutions. Again.

Dec 28

Dec 28 It's Nearly 2024. Time to Write Down My Resolutions. Again.

Happy Holidays, Life Ramblings, Angela Rieck

New Year’s Resolutions

It is that time again, time to make resolutions and be disappointed with how quickly I break them. As I reflect on my past New Year’s resolutions, the themes are consistent: losing weight, adapting a healthier lifestyle and being more social.

This year’s New Year’s resolutions are (wait for it): lose weight, exercise more, and go out more frequently. So, while the specific resolution may change, the gist is pretty much the same.

If past history is the best predictor of future performance (and it is!), I will break them in less than a month. (The only resolution that I ever kept for a whole year was the resolution to say “yes” to every social invitation. I couldn’t wait for that year to end!)

But, believe it or not, I find making New Year’s resolutions an inspirational exercise. Why? Because it means that I am looking forward, that change is still possible, and that I have a vision for a better “me.” When setting my New Year’s resolutions I take the time to reflect on the many things that are going right.

So I see only upside to New Year’s resolutions. First, there is the hope, the promise of better things to come and second to be grateful for the things that are going right.

And I would love to hear your resolutions, maybe it would help me be more creative next year.

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Angela Rieck

I WAS an executive of a large insurance company, a Ph.D. in Mathematical Psychology (go Terps!), a mother, a wife, a community leader, a volunteer, an animal rescuer, a friend and a philosopher. I used to be funny, smart, with a keen eye for the absurdities of life. But now I feel defined by what I have lost, my career, my husband (who died from cancer August 2015), my 35+ year life in Morristown, NJ, possessions (stolen), volunteer work, two of my beloved dogs, my parents, friends, but most of all, my purpose. What remains is an amazing 25 year old daughter and the daunting task of creating a new life. I am fortunate enough to spend time in Key West, FL and St. Michaels MD. While trying to understand these 2½ years of loss, I started to chronicle my feelings, thoughts and philosophies. I wrote to communicate, to understand, to reflect, to find a direction. People who read my posts said, “you are a writer,” so I am grasping onto this skill to find where it takes me. I am grateful for what remains, my daughter, my family, my friends, my husband’s family…and I will keep my promise to my husband to build on what is left. Thank you for allowing me to share this journey with you.