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Categories: Hazel Rosetta Smith,
One more digit was added to the count making it another new year. And you are here! As thankful as we are, it is often the same scenario. On New Year’s Day, ambitious thinking sets in and resolutions for a new year are placed on the plate.
Much to my chagrin, those resolutions of new endeavors do not come to fruition. In fact, they are often cancelled or changed to a different path sooner than later.
As I reflect on the past year of plans that I believed would transpire, I realize that many of them were not plausible or practical. Yet they seemed reasonable at the time. I did not remain fully committed, and that is the fact as to why they were never engaged.
Things do not just happen. I remember the words of Iyanla Vanzant, an inspirational motivator, who was very adamant saying, “you have to do the work.” But, before you begin the work, consider the possibilities of what it will entail and if it will be worth it in the end. Careful not to bite off more than you can chew.
Reflections on the past year are important. Take some time to look back on where you have been and what you were doing those 365 days that swiftly passed by. Ask yourself if you are satisfied with your accomplishments, if any.
I have decided that resolutions are mere suggestions of what we think we should do, and not actually mandated decisions. Oftentimes, we boast about them before we take the step to activate them. We have the audacity to write them as a constitutional self-proclaimed law and suffer no guilt when it is broken.
It is a new year. New kinds of resolutions must be taken seriously. So, I share with you, words that were sent to me from an anonymous author. This is what I will work hard to promise myself for 2025.
Promise yourself to be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind. To talk health, happiness, and prosperity to every person you meet. To make all your friends feel that there is something in them.
To look first at the sunny side of everything. To think only of the best, to work only for the best and expect only the best. To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own.
To forget the mistakes of the past and press onto the greater achievements of the future. To wear a cheerful expression and give a smile to every living creature you meet. To give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you have no time to criticize others.
To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, and too happy to permit the presence of trouble.
Stay steady in faith, beloved, and in the pursuit of your personal happiness . Let 2025 be your year of self-proclaimed enlightenment.
[Hazel Rosetta Smith is a journalist, playwright, and artistic director of Help Somebody Theatrical Ministries. Contact: misshazel@twc.com]
