You Say You Want a Revolution?
Maybe a personal revolution is better than a resolution
The other day I was listening to a morning show when one of the celebrities began a segment on new year’s resolutions with a malapropism.
“This week we have been talking about new year’s revolutions . . . I mean resolutions.”
The power of that slip stuck with me that morning. As I lay on a hydro massage bed after my workout, the slip returned to the forefront of my mind.
Then, an idea from an article I read a few weeks back joined it. The idea of creating a “battle plan” for getting things done.
As you look to make positive changes in your life aren’t you really creating a revolution against your old habits that you want to change? And as you plan for your revolution, do you not, develop goals, rituals, and task lists in creating a battle plan so that you can conquer those old behaviors?
A resolution is passive, but a revolution is active. You have to keep moving forward. You have to attack again and again. When your old habit pushes back or tries to regain a foothold in your life, you have to regroup and be strong.
When life attacks and tries to derail you, do you not fight back? You choose to not let your former habits and self-defeat what you want to accomplish.
That day, I also came up with a driving motto for my decade. Why a decade? Because I see my metamorphosis evolving one day at a time, and it will more than likely take more than 365 days.
MOTTO: I am the best that I can be today, BUT because of the good choices and decisions I make today, tomorrow I will be even better.
What is your battle plan in the revolution of your old habits and old self? How will you choose to attack the behaviors you wish to change?
Rebecca (Becky) spent 34 years in a teaching career, but when she retired in 2014, she picked up her pen and pursued her passion to write. As a high school English teacher, Becky held the philosophy that she wouldn’t give any writing assignment that she personally wouldn’t or couldn’t do. That philosophy strengthened and broadened her own writing.
In addition to publishing her writing on various platforms, Becky also blogs at Life is for Living, a blog to encourage, motivate, and help others live the best life possible. As an extension of Life is for Living, she also publishes a weekly newsletter, Let’s Chat. (Check it out HERE.) Life is for Living also has a social media presence with the group Coffee on my Porch. (Check it out HERE.)
After teaching writing for 34 years, Becky began Ink & Keyboard, a blog for writers at all levels. She supplements what she writes on the blog with a subscription newsletter, The Writer’s Notebook (Check it out HERE.) and the social media group Ink & Keyboard (Check it out HERE.)
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