10 New Year’s Resolutions for LETTING GO & MOVING ON
Resolutions are made in anticipation of a new calendar year with new beginnings. As I was reflecting on what I’d like to personally change in the new year, Letting Go and Moving On, kept coming up for me.
I’d like to share my thoughts with you and hope that they may encourage others to make changes in their lives that are important to their personal well being and happiness.
Resolutions are not wishes. They are personal goals. Things you would like to accomplish during the coming year.
Perfect Song: I'm Movin' On
10 New Year’s Resolutions for Letting Go and Moving On
1. Let go of NEGATIVITY FROM THE PAST
There is nothing you can do about what happened in the past. But you can learn from the past and move on. The only way to begin a new chapter in your life is to stop re-reading the previous chapter.
2. Let go of TRYING TO PLEASE EVERYONE ELSE BEFORE YOURSELF
It’s okay to be helpful and do nice things for others but not in spite of properly taking care of yourself. It is important to find a healthy balance.
3. Let go of GRUDGES
Learn to forgive appropriately. Holding a grudge, feeling angry and hateful for too long can manifest into other issues such as physical illnesses. Learning to forgive and move on can be extremely freeing and beneficial to your future health and happiness.
4. Let go of RELATIONSHIPS WITH PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE THAT ARE NOT GOOD FOR YOU
We all have choices of who we share our life with. Let go of people who always seem to drain you -- those that bring too much negativity into your life. Choose relationships wisely and fill your life with people that make you feel good.
5. Let go of TRYING TO FIX EVERYONE
Loving and caring about someone so much to a point that you are trying to constantly fix them is not healthy. It is important to let go of things that are not in our control. We can only change ourselves.
6. Let go of GUILT FROM PAST MISTAKES
Everyone makes mistakes. What’s important is that we learn from them and not make the same mistakes again. Some mistakes are huge. It may take time to let go of the guilt. Forgiving yourself is essential to moving on.
7. Let go of JEALOUSY
Jealousy will get you nowhere. Count your own blessings. Make a list of all the things that you have to be thankful for.
8. Let go of TRYING TO BE A PERFECTIONIST
No one is perfect. Be true to yourself without wasting time trying to prove anything to others.
9. Let go of BLAMING OTHERS
Take responsibility for your own life. Do not give the power away to someone else by blaming them.
10. Let go of WORRY
Make conscious choices whether or not something is worth worrying about. Do not give too much energy to worrying about things that really don’t matter.
Best Wishes For A Happy New Year!
Smile often! Life is too short to hold on to things that are hurtful and unproductive. Letting go and moving on may be exactly what you need to continue a fulfilling, happy life.
I know that's what I need! And that's my New Year's resolution . . .
This is Sharyn’s Slant
People can be more forgiving than you can imagine. But you have to forgive yourself. Let go of what's bitter and move on.
- Bill Cosby
You are responsible for your life. You can't keep blaming somebody else for your dysfunction. Life is really about moving on.
- Oprah Winfrey
Stand up and walk out of your history.
- Dr. Phil McGraw
Letting go doesn't mean giving up... it means moving on.
- Anonymous
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Comments
Great ideas Sharyn...it's as if you were writing it for me:))
I do think letting go of stuff works way better than sitting around harboring ill will, festering wounds.
Best wishes to you in 2014!!
Hi Sharyn,
This is such a great hub that will help so many to shake off the old baggage in order to have a more positive outlook in life, and what a better time to do it than a New Year of 2014.
I voted up and ++++
I enjoy your work so much I just hope in 2014 I will have time to read more hubs.
Happy New Year to you and your and may it be the best year ever for us all.
Bobbi Purvis
Great advice! I love the quotations. Happy New Year, Sharyn!
Very good advice for the new year. One will be so much happier and saner following this "letting go" list.
Best New Year's Resolutions! Thanks for listing them - to be printed and kept where I can see them every day.....
"I never dreamed home would end up where I don't belong."
A year later this has a much different meaning for me, Sharon...a timeless read with much wisdom. Thank you for being such a supportive friend through the good times and the bad.
Happy, peaceful 2013. Love, Maria
Fantastic advice - voting up and awesome!
It's hard to go wrong with that list! Happy New Year to you my friend.
What a timely, helpful hub! I love the fact that you included so many wonderful, meaningful ideas here. I didn't have any New Year's resolutions, but you gave me some great food for thought to work on in general. :) Thanks for sharing these.
All great suggestions. I really need to work on some of those myself. Thanks, Sharon! :-)
I've also just written mine :) and I must say you've said everything a little too well! Most folks makes a list of their resolutions that for me is merely a list of promises they'll break the entire year. This one is different!
Wonderful hub! Too many times I worry about things I have no control over. I know I need to work on that. This is wonderful advice and if a person lets go of the bad and holds on to the good, their life is bound to improve. Voting up and awesome! Wishing you a safe and Happy New Year! :)
These are fantastic tips Sharon. I can really benefit from adopting these next year. As I get older I'm trying to learn to let go more often and it is freeing, to say the least! Voted up and shared :)
Yep, that's a great list. Hard to keep them, but good to work on them. Happy Creative, Prosperous New Year!
Sharyn...Don't know how I missed this one. I try so hard to follow my peeps, but you know, as the list grows, my abilities shrink......Is it too late to wish you a happy New Year?? LOL!!
So far so good? I hope so.....one day at a time, one foot in front of the other.....Resolutions can be made at any time, thank goodness. They can be abandoned as well, if we feel they have worn out their usefulness....
Sharyn if you're like me (and most people).....you come up with a brand new resoltuion every morning....do your best to see it through and let the good times roll!!!! Up ++
Nepal is celebrating New Year. Happy New Year
I made 7 pointer resolution this year and number 3 was letting go of all those disturbing moments which have become baggage and are not letting me to move on. Thanks for a really encouraging hub it is always helpful to read about your resolution to strengthen your commitment.
Thanks for SHARING.
I'm late reading this but this has to be the best new years resolutions I've had the pleasure to read.
So true and full of wisdom.
Thank you for sharing
....words to live by dear Sharon - that is why I am back here again at this wise and wonderful hub subject by you - life is like a work in progress and everyday (hopefully) we are here to learn something and move forward with our thinking ....and it's great writing like this which inspires us all - lake erie time ontario canada 12:21pm how is the weather on your side these days? Over here it's uncanny - more like late March than getting into mid January ......sun is shining, dry conditions, temperatures for the most part above normal .....
Fantastic resolutions! Each and everyone. This is actually comprehensive, including all others. Sharyn, I am so on your page with this. Of course it is not always easy to keep up with it. But if you fail today.... call it a slip and keep trying you best to keep it up. I wish you only the best for 2012 :))
This is New Years resolutions in my style! We often set so many goals on how we should achieve something or be better at something but we also need to let some things go! Great advice and I will make some of them to my own this year. My best wishes to you during 2012! Voted up, useful
Tina
Thank you so much for this beautiful, heartfelt article it really relates to what i have done in my life. I still regret the things that i have done in my past. Things that have happened years ago. I still love my ex, the one i broke up with, who has since moved on. I know i worry a lot, mostly about the things that i have no handle on. And i know i have to forgive myself in order to forgive others. And i'm trying to move on- scratch that, i'm going to move on. Like i said this is a very moving article that relates to what i have done in the past. Keep writing you have a way with words of wisdom.
Voted up, useful, and awesome Sharyn. These are great tips to follow. So many people live in the past and constantly worry about things that they can't change. I find myself doing the same every now and then. These are great steps to follow. Very well said. Best wishes:)
A brilliant hub and one which i have to vote up.
The new year is only just upon us and already there are so many great hubs around; this one definitly being one of these.
Here's to so many more to share on here.
Take care and enjoy your day.
Eddy.
Oh I would have helped you! I did add the links in already for everyone above:) lol So much fun...now sleep tight and don't let the bed bugs bite!
Thanks Sharyn. - for the link!! I'm going to follow suit and add you all on!!
Great hub Sharyn, with so much wisdom in it. I love that you’ve include letting go of guilt, because so many overlook that. In eagerness to forgive others, it’s important to also forgive ourselves.
Hi Sharyn - oh my....you have hit the nail on the head. With each suggestion my brain was shouting "yes!" lol Everyone of them are meant for my eyes!
Great job! Excellent points!
Happy New Year Sharyn - I am just in time to benefit from these this new year!
Sharyn ... this is a wonderful hub ... important and succinct.
I have never shared a hub on Facebook yet but I want everyone I know to read your words.
With much love for 2012.
Very nice hub, That's why I'm here. That's my true resolution, ten years is long enough. I'm sure not a writer,but I have so much to write about. I'm letting go of I can't, and just do it. This week I'm in : ) I love your style, and all you good friends. Happy to know all of you.
Vote up to you
Kay
Excellent resolutions, Sharyn, and I'm adding one more for me - Put an end to procrastinating. And I shall start working on that . . . tomorrow.
I'm not a big fan of New Year resolutions. I do however, love the idea of letting go of the past and being positive. I also have to say I love the song "I'm Movin' On".
Happy New Year SS! Excellent resolution ideas and Rascal Flatts video! I'm still working on #10 but I'm good with #1-#9 ... we live and learn!
My resolution this year is not make a resolution...or to start drinking. Coin toss?!?! :)
These are great resolutions. Just letting go of the bad stuff is the way to go. It's hard to do sometimes but we'd all be so much happier if can put these ideas to work:)
These words are so true Sharyn, what wonderful advice in these resolutions, thank you for sharing and voted up.
Very good goals or resulutions Sharyn. They certainly will make life a lot happier.
Happy new year!
Wonderful resolutions. Letting go, forgiving and forgetting is a sure way to happiness. Voted up.
This one was for me. Thank you.
I let go so many things and the load is more bearable. So many pepople with grudges, even at the political level. This new year is cinsidered crucial for our humanity. We certainly hope that the change would help us to move on after the end of that cycle that the Mayans predicted. Thanks Sharon for this thoughtful reminder.
LORD
When we forgive, we free ourselves. You have great advice here Sharyn. Letting go of an offense, however painful, is vital to one's happiness and ability to move forward in life with a joyful heart. That includes our own mistakes being left behind. Great hub!
Happy New Year Sharyn,
This was such an awesome hub with great advice for us all..I pray your year will be filled with much love and laughter...Each day graced with new beginnings..
Love,
Sunnie
Dear Sharon,
This is my FIRST Hub to read of the New Year and it may very well be the best!
I am bookmarking for frequent reminding through the year! While these words have obviously helped you, they also speak to me, eerily as if they know me... (LOL)?
Filled with wisdom. Voted UP & UABI.
May this be an enriching and peaceful year for you.
Love, Maria
Nice thoughts, worth keeping in mind. Here's to a New Day, a New Year, a chance to shine again..... !
Every word of this is true! Happy new year to you.
Best Wishes For A Happy New Year! TO YOU TO MY DEAR.. I LOVE YOUR WORDS.. IF WE ALL WOULD JUST LIVE BY THEM..this world would be so much happier.
Blessing to you
Debbie
...words to live by dear Sharon at lake erie time 2:31am into the new year now on this side of northern shores of lake erie and yes I can relate to so many of these issues myself and I would imagine you are not alone here - so many others too - I will start my new year off on the right foot and post this very honest but yet inspiring hub to my Facebook page with a direct link back here ....and sign off now for bed time and wishing you happy new year!
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