{"id":5796,"date":"2017-12-23T15:24:49","date_gmt":"2017-12-23T20:24:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nearariver.com\/?p=5796"},"modified":"2026-09-10T11:23:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T15:23:08","slug":"bjs-new-years-resolutions-near-a-river-encouraging-words-bj-rae","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bobbiejrae.com\/nearariver\/bjs-new-years-resolutions-near-a-river-encouraging-words-bj-rae\/","title":{"rendered":"BJ\u2019s New Year\u2019s Resolutions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Make sure you can use your New Year&#8217;s resolutions to improve your life!<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5797\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5797\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5797 size-medium\" title=\"Encouragement to make New Year's Resolutions on Near a River., www.bobbiejrae.com\/nearariver.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bobbiejrae.com\/nearariver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/new-year-resolution-inspirational-quotes-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Encouraging you to make resolutions on near a river, www.bobbiejrae.com\/nearariver.\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bobbiejrae.com\/nearariver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/new-year-resolution-inspirational-quotes-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bobbiejrae.com\/nearariver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/new-year-resolution-inspirational-quotes-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/bobbiejrae.com\/nearariver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/new-year-resolution-inspirational-quotes-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bobbiejrae.com\/nearariver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/new-year-resolution-inspirational-quotes-144x144.jpg 144w, https:\/\/bobbiejrae.com\/nearariver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/new-year-resolution-inspirational-quotes.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5797\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Encouragement to make New Year&#8217;s resolutions on Near a River.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Do you live up to your New Year\u2019s resolutions each year?<\/p>\n<p>Every New Year\u2019s many people set resolutions they cannot possibly live up to, then they feel like they have let themselves down when the next New Year\u2019s quickly rolls around. \u00a0This year I am establishing my own doable New Year\u2019s resolutions.\u00a0 They are as a follows.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4>To set boundaries instead of trying to control things beyond my control.<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Knowing that I cannot control everything that happens in my life, I resolve to set boundaries, to enable myself to have an easier time controlling how I respond. My response is my greatest power.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4>Let go of all of my expectations of others and life itself.<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Expectations are often the cause of depression and unhappiness, so I resolve to not let my expectations bring me down.\u00a0 Instead, I will only have expectations of myself&#8212;how I react to others, how I treat others, and how I treat myself.Avoid worrying.<\/p>\n<p>Any time spent worrying is time wasted.\u00a0 Worrying never changes the outcome.\u00a0 Instead of worrying, I resolve to do my best to understand the lesson in every situation, and make the best of it.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4>To focus on what really matters and let go of what does not really matter.<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Trying to focus on what really matters, I resolve to ask myself about any issue in my life, \u201cWill this matter to me a year from now?\u00a0 Five years from now?\u201d\u00a0 If it will not matter to me in the future, I will not rent it any space in my brain.\u00a0 If it will matter in the future, I will deal with it rationally and calmly.<\/p>\n<p>God really matters to me so I will focus on Him every moment of my life in 2018.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4>Manage money so it does not manage me.<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Understanding that credit card debt is unnecessary, I resolve to avoid spending money I have not earned to buy things I do not need. I will not live on credit cards.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4>Eliminate mental and physical clutter.<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Recognizing I do not need more of anything to be happy, I resolve to simply keep the clutter clear and keep my life simpler.\u00a0 Both mental and physical clutter only complicates my life.<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p>Have you thought about your New Year\u2019s resolutions for next year?\u00a0 If not, you still have a few days to think about how you want to improve your life in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Make resolutions to improve your life and have a great year!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Let the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/us\/dictionary\/english\/encouraging\" slimstat=\"5\">encouraging words<\/a>\u00a0in these\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/us\/dictionary\/english\/river\" slimstat=\"5\">near\u00a0a\u00a0river<\/a>\u00a0posts help you<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">soar like an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/us\/dictionary\/english\/eagle\" slimstat=\"5\">eagle<\/a>\u00a0above life\u2019s storms.<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Buying a home this year?<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bobbiejrae.com\/home\/sleep-well-tonight-bj-rae-eagle-encouraging-words\/\">Sleep well every night in the next year!<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bobbiejrae.com\/nearariver\/best-pay-off-encouraging-words-near-river-bj-rae-eagle\/\">You never know when doing your best will pay off!<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bobbiejrae.com\/nearariver\/step-three-mend-any-relationship-encouragement-near-river-bj-rae\/\">Make sure you mend any relationships that need mending!<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">If you enjoyed this post, remember that BJ writes\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dictionary.com\/browse\/children\" data-slimstat=\"5\">children\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dictionary.com\/browse\/book\" data-slimstat=\"5\">books<\/a>.<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Her\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/us\/dictionary\/english\/encouraging\" slimstat=\"5\">encouraging<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dictionary.com\/browse\/children\" data-slimstat=\"5\">children\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/us\/dictionary\/english\/eagle\" slimstat=\"5\">eagle<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/us\/dictionary\/english\/river\" slimstat=\"5\">near\u00a0a\u00a0river<\/a><\/u>\u00a0<u><\/u>common core\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/dictionary\/english\/reading-book\" data-slimstat=\"5\">reading book<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">is available on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/\" slimstat=\"5\">Amazon.com<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Barnesandnoble.com.<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Buy BJ\u2019s\u00a0<u><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/us\/dictionary\/english\/river\" slimstat=\"5\">near\u00a0a\u00a0river<\/a><\/u>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/us\/dictionary\/english\/encouraging\" slimstat=\"5\">encouraging\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/us\/dictionary\/english\/eagle\" slimstat=\"5\">eagle\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/dictionary\/english\/reading-book\" data-slimstat=\"5\">reading book<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">for a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/us\/dictionary\/english\/child\" slimstat=\"5\">child<\/a>\u00a0you care about today!<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Make sure you can use your New Year&#8217;s resolutions to improve your life! 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