“Unlocking Joy: The Unexpected New Year’s Resolutions That Will Transform Your Life!”
So instead, they wanted to dedicate this year to returning to their hometown and rekindling their relationships with the family and friends they left behind to pursue new adventures. People always say you can’t go home again, but I’m rooting for this person to find a fulfilling way back.
Put Yourself Out There
Sometimes the toughest thing to do is to put yourself out there, but that was a resolution that one man was able to fulfill. Indeed, he’s proven quite successful with last year’s resolutions in general, as he’s lost his target weight through Jiu-Jitsu and learned to ski down expert trails.
But one thing he really pushed himself to do was to try online dating, and as a result, he’s been able to meet a woman whom he’s now in a committed relationship with.
Eat More Vegetables
The person who took this photo pledged to make a serious effort to eat more vegetables in the coming year. That’s a sensible choice, but also one that most of us have heard before.
But this person made that announcement by introducing their fish to some broccoli, which they seemed to like quite a lot. If they’re trying to motivate themselves by seeing how much their pets enjoy vegetables, then that’s just super cute.
Face Things Head-On
One person said some bad experiences have made them suspicious of most people and given them an unfortunate habit of building up scenarios in their heads that upset them.
Obviously, ignoring these impulses is far easier said than done. Still, it’s encouraging to hear them making a serious effort to recognize when people aren’t actually doing anything to them and are just living their lives.
Be Proud Of Yourself
In one person’s words, “I want to get to a point in my life where I’m proud of myself.”
They went on to say that it doesn’t matter where this pride is due to health-related or professional achievements. They simply want to look back on the last year, proud of what they accomplished and encouraged by who they’ll become. I already want that for them too.
Express More Gratitude In Life
One person wants to approach the next year with the admirable goal of expressing more gratitude in life. It’s sadly easy to take the good things in our lives for granted, so to make a point of letting those you care about know just how special they are to you is a beautiful sentiment.
And this person has a plan for doing that, too, as they also pledged to meet up with the friends they don’t see very often at least once or twice this year.
A Message Of Hope
Specifically, they showed their results on an app that tracks how successfully they’ve stuck to last year’s resolution of getting sober.
And sure enough, they could triumphantly declare that their resolution had worked as the app logged a sober streak of 363 days for this person. And with two days left to go, they’ve also pledged to cut out fast food and anything with added sugar.
Be More Flexible
One woman aims to control her perfectionist tendencies and be more flexible about how life turns out. She’s also making a promise to express her feelings better and not to let herself be ruled by toxic relationships.
But perhaps the most beautiful of all is her pledge to “spend time with people that matter, mortality is unpredictable, try not to leave a conversation on a bad note.”
Make New Adult Friends
One parent is taking the healthy steps of cutting themselves out of office gossip and saying what they mean instead of trying to avoid confrontation. But another resolution might be their cutest. And it’s to make an effort to make friends with other parents.
What’s so heartwarming about that, you may ask? Well, the parent is doing this not for their own sake, but so their son can have a lot of little friends with him when he celebrates his earliest birthdays.
Motivate Yourself
One man said he particularly wanted to “become better at motivating myself; I have a lot of problems with that. It’s hard to feel like I want to do things.”
He also mentioned wanting to come out of his shell more and make more friends. And in my experience, the more friends you have, the more opportunities you have to go out and do stuff.
Help Your Partner Achieve Their Resolutions
There is something special about making a resolution with a partner. For one man, in particular, he wants nothing more than to fulfill his resolutions while doing a little something on the side.
Aside from his resolutions, he wants to help his fiance fulfill her New Year’s resolutions throughout the year, too.
