In a few days, week, month, year and a decade will change. And I’m sure you want to change too. But if you are anything like me, you’ll find that there are so many ways one can think of improving self that it gets difficult to decide. Worry not, for here are some easy, doable New Year resolution ideas for the coming year.
Start cooking more at home
Over the years, researches have pointed out the surprising benefits of home-cooked meals. It has been scientifically proven that those who eat home- made food regularly are happier and healthier. Their food-eating time has fewer distractions and lesser chances of shifting to sugar-loaded and processed foods, which involuntarily increases body mass and unhealthy weight.
Travel
Travelling opens our eyes to new ideas, cultures and places. In a year, plan to take at least three vacations – two thrifty ones and one to explore little luxuries of life. For the first one, delve into the neighbourhood on foot. Visit than new place that has opened recently, plan a picnic in a garden, visit a fort, go to a farmer’s market – anything you haven’t done in the last one year and take a moment to savour the beauty around. For the second vacation, plan it to a destination that is about a few hours away. To make the trip interesting, travel in a train. See the great countryside along with beautiful fields growing out the seasonal crops. And take one holiday to go somewhere far – a different country or the edge of your own. Make that trip luxurious.
Volunteer weekly
Though I’d love to write “daily”, it is not something that I am able to do myself so avoiding to preach about it. We all are blessed in our own unique ways. Volunteering helps us to give back and if your acts of kindness make about an iota of difference in someone’s life, I say you should grab that chance.
Maintain a balance between what you think, speak and do
Our mind thinks about 20,000 thoughts a day, very little of which are useful and most are waste. Change that. Think only what you need to do, speak only when you need to and do what you speak/preach. Don’t let the mind wander. Here are some simple ways to do that.
Meditate daily
Meditation is a spiritual experience. If done right, it can open your own mind in ways you did not know was possible. Living a happy life is practical meditation in action.
Sleep on time
Did you know lack of sleep costs about $411 billion in lost productivity across United States? A Fortune study reveals that a shockingly high number of people lead in unhealthy sleeping habits meaning they are either sleeping less or not getting the sound sleep. If you are one of those night owls who feels the night brings out the best in you, perhaps the coming year is a good opportunity to retrospect and change that habit for good.
Be a WOW
You are not far away from meeting your own WOW version. Promise to be a better person, learn something new every Sunday and follow it up the entire week. In 52 weeks, you would definitely better than from where you started.
Go sugar free
Celebrate sugar-free week every month. That means no soda, chocolates, cakes, sweets, Indian mithais, bread, cereals, salad dressings – sugar has surprising ways of finding itself in your meals. This year, you can make a resolution to reduce your consumption of sugar and in turn be a step closer to good health.
Other than the first one, all the New Year resolutions are my personal ones. I hope at some level, you’ll also find a way to connect with them. If there are any that you’d like to share, give me a shout out in the comments section below and I’d love to read.
Thank you for your time.
God Bless.
N
