Tuesday, January 11, 2011
2011: My New Year's Resolution...
I have been away the past several months and I want to apologize to readers of my blog about the hiatus. I needed some time to hone my other crafts and attend to some important components of my life. I am fully present and back, and would continue to write posts on here.
2010 was a very good year for me. I was healthier and happier. I completed my debut album and improved my quality of life. It soon dawned on me that earlier in the year, all I wanted was an increased quality of life which led me to do a ton of things that reflected an enhanced quality of living for me. Towards the end of 2010, I experienced a challenging time as someone deeply close to me passed away. I asked myself what I could have done differently with this special individual and I realised that "time" was the one thing I could have given more. I could have given more of my time, spent more time with this person as it could have been the most meaningful contribution I could have made. It would have been the best part of me. I learned my lesson and this thought ushered me into 2011. I asked myself in December of 2010 the direction I wanted my life to take and I realised that the "gift of time" was the one thing that I would like to explore even more in 2011.
People often think a New Year's resolution is a promise you make to oneself about certain things in one's life. Well it's more than just a goal. A New Year's resolution, is a state of mind. It's a gift that you give yourself in the New Year to experience something profound, different, and inspire a new kind of motivation and perspective. It's a conscious, fresh experience that you are giving yourself, an opportunity to enlighten yourself in a way that would elevate your state of mind. For instance, if your New Year's resolution is to lose 20kg then that might be really challenging to attain and in most cases many do not as it's nothing but a goal with very little mental commitment. On the contrary, if your New Year's resolution is to "feel amazing" to be a fantastic human being, your state of mind has experienced a sudden enlightenment and realisation to the fact that to feel amazing, you have to do certain things to get you to that state of feeling amazing. You begin to take action steps that enables your state of mind in attaining that sense of self and feeling.
Firstly, you begin to eat healthily, you want to put things into your body that would make you feel amazing all the way not just momentarily. You start to do things to look amazing like taking care of your body, and as a result begin an exercise routine that would put you in a state of feeling amazing. You look around you and find activities that would make you feel amazing which includes spending time with people who produce this feeling and those that do not, you keep away from or prune carefully from your life. You engage in dialogues that make you feel amazing and read literature and materials that makes you feel amazing. You go to places that make you feel amazing and in a short while, your new found choice of lifestyle will create a dynamic change to reflect your state of mind which is TO FEEL AMAZING. That's the power of a New Year's resolution.
The difference between a New Year's resolution and a goal can be clearly seen in the "feel Amazing" illustration. When people are aware of the positive effect of a New Year's resolution, they would be more open to the perspective and reality that such a conscious decision can make remarkable changes in one's life. It's much more than a goal, it's a lifestyle that you would experience all through the year.
My resolution for 2011 is to make every moment count. I want the time I spend by myself and with others around me to count; Which means I'll spend more time doing the things that put a smile on my face and makes my life more meaningful. I'll spend time with people I care about and people who love me and vice versa. I'll add meaning and value to the things I invest my time in; Whether it's people or experiences. I'll endeavour to enjoy the things I do and make it all the more worthwhile. This state of mind would increase my awareness for a better quality of life. I'm looking forward to my experiences this year to make every moment count. Will there be challenges in keeping the light burning all through 2011? Possibly, but "when there's a Will, there's a way". It's certainly worth the effort and time.
What is your New Year's resolution? Think on it and then begin a riveting journey.
Have a remarkable 2011 and a beautiful story on your lips at most times.
Yours Truly,
K.C Nwokoye.
2010 was a very good year for me. I was healthier and happier. I completed my debut album and improved my quality of life. It soon dawned on me that earlier in the year, all I wanted was an increased quality of life which led me to do a ton of things that reflected an enhanced quality of living for me. Towards the end of 2010, I experienced a challenging time as someone deeply close to me passed away. I asked myself what I could have done differently with this special individual and I realised that "time" was the one thing I could have given more. I could have given more of my time, spent more time with this person as it could have been the most meaningful contribution I could have made. It would have been the best part of me. I learned my lesson and this thought ushered me into 2011. I asked myself in December of 2010 the direction I wanted my life to take and I realised that the "gift of time" was the one thing that I would like to explore even more in 2011.
People often think a New Year's resolution is a promise you make to oneself about certain things in one's life. Well it's more than just a goal. A New Year's resolution, is a state of mind. It's a gift that you give yourself in the New Year to experience something profound, different, and inspire a new kind of motivation and perspective. It's a conscious, fresh experience that you are giving yourself, an opportunity to enlighten yourself in a way that would elevate your state of mind. For instance, if your New Year's resolution is to lose 20kg then that might be really challenging to attain and in most cases many do not as it's nothing but a goal with very little mental commitment. On the contrary, if your New Year's resolution is to "feel amazing" to be a fantastic human being, your state of mind has experienced a sudden enlightenment and realisation to the fact that to feel amazing, you have to do certain things to get you to that state of feeling amazing. You begin to take action steps that enables your state of mind in attaining that sense of self and feeling.
Firstly, you begin to eat healthily, you want to put things into your body that would make you feel amazing all the way not just momentarily. You start to do things to look amazing like taking care of your body, and as a result begin an exercise routine that would put you in a state of feeling amazing. You look around you and find activities that would make you feel amazing which includes spending time with people who produce this feeling and those that do not, you keep away from or prune carefully from your life. You engage in dialogues that make you feel amazing and read literature and materials that makes you feel amazing. You go to places that make you feel amazing and in a short while, your new found choice of lifestyle will create a dynamic change to reflect your state of mind which is TO FEEL AMAZING. That's the power of a New Year's resolution.
The difference between a New Year's resolution and a goal can be clearly seen in the "feel Amazing" illustration. When people are aware of the positive effect of a New Year's resolution, they would be more open to the perspective and reality that such a conscious decision can make remarkable changes in one's life. It's much more than a goal, it's a lifestyle that you would experience all through the year.
My resolution for 2011 is to make every moment count. I want the time I spend by myself and with others around me to count; Which means I'll spend more time doing the things that put a smile on my face and makes my life more meaningful. I'll spend time with people I care about and people who love me and vice versa. I'll add meaning and value to the things I invest my time in; Whether it's people or experiences. I'll endeavour to enjoy the things I do and make it all the more worthwhile. This state of mind would increase my awareness for a better quality of life. I'm looking forward to my experiences this year to make every moment count. Will there be challenges in keeping the light burning all through 2011? Possibly, but "when there's a Will, there's a way". It's certainly worth the effort and time.
What is your New Year's resolution? Think on it and then begin a riveting journey.
Have a remarkable 2011 and a beautiful story on your lips at most times.
Yours Truly,
K.C Nwokoye.
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