As the New Year begins, I enjoy reflecting on the past year – rating and noting key events of the year in material and spiritual terms. At that time, I revisit my resolutions and evaluate those too. As I started thinking about them for the New Year, it inspired this topic – what am I going to do more off and less off.

In the past years, I had “activity” based resolutions. I will exercise 3 times a week. I will spend more time practicing music etc. Then last year my coach Marian Baker gave great advice. She said, think about how you want to “feel” and that will drive the right behavior / activities. So, last year, my resolutions were I want to feel healthier and have more stamina and I want to feel recharged through music. She did warn though that we need to continue to remind ourselves and focus on how do you want to feel and will this activity help me move towards it or away from it.

This year I decided to take a twist on this and ask the question - what I will do less off and what I will do more off. I also decided to just come up with 3 core things to work on – less overreaction, more meaningful activity (less wasteful activities) and more time in spiritual pursuits. I have decided to focus on each quarter and take up the 21 day challenges. The first 3 month is mastering less over-reaction and the 21 day challenge is - no complaining (http://www.acomplaintfreeworld.org/). Physically I have a 90 day challenge to lose 5-7lbs.

What are you going to do less off and more off?

A year gone

A time to reflect

A time to resolve

A time to see time move

A subtle realization

Archiving the year

In totality?

A struggle

To undo the past from the present

A new year

Can be a new life

Changes and challenges

Enthusiasm and apprehension

In the end its upto us

With the gift of ‘free-will’

To do or undo another year