Resolutions for Health
Grandma always said, “Whatever you do on the first day of the year, you will do all year long.” Eighty years ago, on New Year’s Eve, my mother and father exchanged their marriage vows. My mother said she and Daddy chose to get married on New Year’s, because that’s when resolutions are made. A wedding vow is an important resolution.
A resolution is a decision with a lot of power behind it. Power is a huge, important thing. Power happens naturally when honor, self-esteem and confidence have joined hands in our thinking. When we honor ourselves, we take ourselves seriously. That means we say what we mean, and follow through with our actions. When our words and actions are one, our confidence is built. We speak and act with confidence. We hold our head high. People feel comfortable being around us, because we make them feel that we are all “one.” When we honor something, we hold it in high esteem.
Resolution #1: Today, I resolve to honor myself with confidence and high esteem.
Once we make a resolution, how long can we keep it? As soon as we commit to doing something, every imaginable obstacle and situation will present itself. Discouragement arrives in a hurry, and we want to give up before we’ve even begun. The obstacles show up in response to our resolution. Even if they make us feel our resolution is impossible to keep, that’s not why they showed up. Obstacles showed up to say, “When you have taken care of me, you will be closer to your resolution being a permanent part of you.” When this happens, it’s time to exercise Endurance. Set your determination until it shows on your face. It’s OK to smile or whistle a little tune or talk to others as you go, but let nothing stop you from accomplishing what you set out to do. As you endure in your resolution, others will strengthen their feeling of trust in you.
Resolution #2: Today, I resolve to establish a pattern of trusting myself to endure life’s obstacles. I will see to it when I say something, it gets done no matter what.
As we hold fast to our honor and endurance, we find ourselves taking more responsibility and making fewer excuses. This causes another great quality to emerge in our being; integrity. As integrity builds, your voice will carry so much authority. Your words resonate with integrity, because they’re spoken with such confidence and from a foundation of action. It takes tremendous responsibility to handle the power that begins running through us as we exhibit true integrity. There is voltage from the power of our words.
Resolution #3: Today, I resolve to cast away excuses and pick up the weight of responsibility. As I handle this weight, I build my strength to handle the power of my integrity.
When we think about making a resolution or a vow, what are we thinking? Are we considering the change that will happen in our life if we actually make that new thing a part of our lifestyle? Are we truly willing and ready to accept the responsibility of that resolution? Will we honor that vow, practice endurance and become a “doer” of our words.
Our first marriage vow is an honor code we establish with ourselves. Whatever comes to stand in our way, railroad our intentions, or emphasize our failures, we push aside and stay true to our word. When we establish a solid marriage relationship with ourselves, we’re a good candidate for a long, happy marriage relationship with another person.
Hippocrates, the “Father of Medicine,” said more than 2,000 years ago: “A wise man should consider that HEALTH is the greatest of human blessings.” Consider this today, and put something relating to health on your list of New Year’s resolutions. Some resolutions last as long as the New
Year’s party, others last a lifetime.
Since health is with us for life, we can make a marriage vow to ourselves to fall in love with little things that build our health each day. The feeling of circulation is a feeling of life. The more circulation there is, the more life is felt. Blood, breath and energy all flow through us at increasing rates as health builds.
Until then … TAKE CHARGE!!! … Sylvia