Have you considered, though, that the most successful resolutions harken back to "old" ideas that we simply have forgotten? This is the time of year that - already - people drift from their new resolutions of just a week ago that were to create a "new" self. They want to make changes to this or that, and appear to others better than we ever were.
But what happened to your childhood dreams? Youth is a time when there are no constraints on imagination, on how high you could fly, on what you could do, or where you would go. No challenge was too great to too small. Slowly, outside ideas and expectations changed who you thought you could become.
You could battle the world with your imagination suddenly was no longer as palatable. Conforming started to happen and your environment changed as your outlook changed. It was better suited to meet other's expectations rather than your own. You became comfortable where you were.
Well, stop it! Say yes to a new challenge this year, big or small - it expands your horizons. Perhaps it will refresh and renew your childhood dreams. Find comfort in uncertainty as you broaden your exposure to new ideas. Enjoy the moment, and feel the freedom renewed as though you were a child again.
Take your former temporary happy moments and make a permanent positive mark in your life - follow your passions rather than just chasing a paycheck. Make this year about you and renew the ideas that once fueled your dreams.
Even a small step like this could make your heart warmer, and remind you of great days that can come ahead. http://www.buzzfeed.com/javiermoreno/this-cafe-opens-its-doors-to-let-stray-dogs-sleep-inside-dur#.ptezlAl1x
