If only I had a dollar for every weight loss commercial I
have seen on TV since the new year started. Or perhaps, a cookie for every
commercial. Wouldn’t that be ironic...
It amazes me that some associate a new year with weight loss
or a “new you.” What if we lost a grudge, a friend that drains our energy, or
the negativity in our life instead? The extra pound or two around your tummy doesn’t
weigh nearly as heavily on you as the chip on your shoulder.
There’s no need for a new you. The old you is wise with
experience, knowledge, and a past. The old you remembers the wild child that
through heartbreak, disappointment, and beauty came out as a strong and
stunning adult. Feel that soft thumping within your chest? That steady movement
has felt your chest quake in laughter and jerk in sobs. That constant flutter
has been gripped when you have been shocked, touched, and moved by life’s
wonders. It has been spun by dance and lifted by reach.
The old you is
vintage—an original antique. Let your heart carry you through another year and
your mind guide you to the love of yourself and others. Let your curiosity lift
you to a new culture, experience, and person. And let the old you continue to
find happiness and the constant fluttering of butterflies in your heart and a
cautious gut-feeling in your just-the-right-sized tummy. This is my resolution for you.
it’s an outlet. it’s an inspiration. it’s a gift. it’s a purpose
