Resolve to just let it be

So this is the time of year when people make resolutions.  But resolutions to do what?  Some are trying to lose weight, save more money, spend less, donate more.  Those are the common ones.  Then there are some who get really creative like travel more.  That's more like it.

But honestly, as the years have gone by, I try not to make resolutions.  Why you ask?  Mainly because I feel like it sets you up to fail.  Just cause it's the beginning of the year, doesn't mean that gives you license to make a change.  If it were really that important to you, the change or the modification would have been made long time ago, no?

It should be a change because you want or need to, not because it's the 1st of the year.  Sure there are many things that I want to change about myself.  And yes, I fall under those common ones like I mentioned earlier.  Additionally though, sometimes you just have to let some of those changes just happen naturally.  You just have to create the environment for it to do so.

Sometimes we need those events to happen in our lives for a change to take effect, almost like an epiphany or a realization.

There are many things that I hope that I can realize.  And so far this year, I have created that environment.  I just need to open my ears, widen my eyes, shut my mouth, and absorb with my mind and soul.