As we begin the new year, there is always buzz around new year's resolutions. I was recently encouraged by another yogi not to refer to these changes as resoutions, rather as intentions.
Then, I started to jog my brain...what is the difference? I came to a few conclusions about the hustle and bustle of new year's "changes"...
Resolutions: I feel that this implies to us that there is something in our life that we must resolve. Too often, when I find an issue that needs resolution, it involves conflict. This attaches a negative emotion to something that should be a positive experience.
Intentions: When a person "intends" to do something, he or she makes an internal decision to accomplish a goal. Rather than attaching the idea of "resolve", one can set an intention. By setting intentions, one can then focus on the things he or she intends to do, rather than the conflict involved in the things they cannot do.
This year I intend to:
Take a holistic approach to my health, physically, mentally, and emotionally.
Explore.
Find valuable time to spend with my partner, family, and friends.
Breathe more, worry less.
Feel free to share your intentions for 2013!
Cheers to turning "can't's" into "cans" in 2013!
Samantha
I intend to wake up earlier... I want to enjoy my morning and not rush through it. I intend to give more than I receive, open my eyes and heart to the world around me, and eat with more consciousness and intention. Here's to 2013!
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