I don’t believe in resolutions. I’ve worked really hard at self-improvement and it made me proud and unhappy and worse than when I started.
But I do believe in prayer. And here’s some things I’m praying God will help me do:
be a beginner
be still
do (some) things I ‘just don’t do’
act (sometimes) like I’m not me
ask for help
make mistakes without condemning myself
make mistakes without excusing myself
try for a bit longer on things that are difficult
accept a bit more chaos
take time before replying to phone calls, emails etc.
break things down into bite-sized bits. Then have a go.
apologise more
move on
Try allowing one word to choose you for the year. My word for next year is ‘inbetween’, because it is in the spaces that The Holy Spirit acts. I shall explore the spaces between during next year. Much more exciting than resolutions i always break…
Good plan!
Sounds good. Have never been heavily into ‘resolutions’ myself – always end up feeling inadequate!