New Week, New Opportunities

A lot is being written about resolutions since it is a New Year. Rather than looking at a year long resolution, I intend to try for smaller chunks of time in hope of continuing to work at change. There will probably be some back sliding as change is difficult. If I can make it through the first six weeks that will be the time that studies state I am more likely to have achieved the change.
For today, I walked at a fast clip with my dog since he found a ball and wanted to get home quickly to play with it. I will also use a DVD to exercise and not eat any sugar.
Giving up desserts isn't difficult for me. The cheese is a problem. I will look for low fat versions. There are always choices.

Weight loss

Find myself with more body fat than I have ever had since the birth of my second son or maybe, ever! I am going to exercise to sweat even though I hate that because-
"By saying no, I give myself the gift of health."

The first day in a New Year brings possibilities for improvements, changes, resolutions made and kept or lapsed or forgotten altogether. The point is that it can be a fresh start for someone looking for a better life. Having a terrible year in 2009 changed my perspective on many things in 2010. I realized that I needed to have more time to myself, do things daily that were important for my health and not be so concerned about what others thought of me. Simple, yet important for me to continue on a daily basis and not just when I had time for them around other activities.
I embrace this New Year and look forward to what it will bring to me. I know that there will be happiness and sadness. I strive for balance to handle both.

2011

It is difficult to have hope sometimes when there is so much violence in the world. As the New Year approaches I try to remain optimistic as I truly believe that one person can make a difference. Perhaps that is why I have decided to begin a blog. Even if I am the only person who reads it, there may be one other person who is looking for a connection.
We are all human beings searching for love in this world. Some of us are lucky to have that love bestowed on us abundantly from our first breath or maybe even in the womb. Others struggle to find a person who loves them just for themselves and not what they can give the other and may never find it in this lifetime.
I am choosing to try to trust, reach out and make myself vulnerable in the future. Who knows what may come from this? I leap. Hello 2011.