At the start of this year I wanted to write a post about my love of new beginnings, of fresh starts. Yet here I am, ten days later, finally sitting down to click away on the keyboard. And I’ve come to realize two things. I have major procrastination issues (to be addressed somehow…this year…maybe) and I seem to love the IDEA of new beginnings more than the fresh start they promise.

The mere idea of starting something in the future embodies HOPE. And hope gives us the momentum to keep moving forward. We may not reach a goal, or even start one, yet the concept of wanting something better allows us to look forward to a better life. It gives us the impetus to keep dreaming and working toward something…even if it’s just in our heads.

So in the New Year I hope to live better, eat better, save more and be kinder to myself and others. And instead of starting on January 1st or Monday or my birthday, I will start and restart whenever I feel I can and continue looking forward to improving myself and my life. And to be honest, I don’t even want to reach any of my goals. The intentions I have set for myself don’t have an end date. They are commitments I want to continue getting better at for the rest of my life.

Besides resolutions are so 2017!