Resolutions

Did you make any New Year resolutions? I have to confess that I actually gave that up years ago. Mostly because it seems like typical resolutions focus on the negative – to stop doing something or to restrict yourself in some way. Instead, I find that it's better to go at things from a positive point of view. You give yourself a much better chance of succeeding when you emphasize what you want to welcome into your life, rather than what you don't want anymore.
So what I do to help things along even more is to give those hopes and wishes a physical form by making myself a special calendar. After all, you need a calendar for the new year, don't you? It's simple and fun, and you might like to try it . First, you can get a simple, cheap calendar from one of those discount stores. Then, take some construction or scrapbook paper and cut pieces to the size to fit over the pictures that are on the calendar already and then glue the pieces over the pictures.
Next comes the fun part. Look for pictures from magazines or catalogs or print out images from the Web that represent what you want to come into your life. You can combine these with phrases from headlines or ads or write out your own encouraging words. Then arrange and glue them over the construction paper, and you'll have a visual reminder all year that acts like a trigger for what you want to attract into your life.
After all, if you can see it, you'll believe it!