Any Dream Will Do

I have decided that my New Years resolutions will no longer take the format of “I must give up this…” or “I must stop doing that…” Instead, from this point on my resolutions will be more positive. I am going to resolve to do things instead of stopping things. For example this year my resolution is to do a parachute jump. It’s something I have always wanted to do but just never got round to it. It is a familiar line of thought that resolutions are broken within the first week or two and I think this is primarily because you are resolving to do or stop something that you don’t particularly want to do or stop. Resolutions often take the format of attempting to give up bad habits or unhealthy actions. But why should they? Why not resolve to do something you are actually going to enjoy? Surely this way you actually stand a chance of keeping said resolution. And along the way of keeping your promise to yourself you may actually enjoy yourself, enrich your life or fulfil a long lost or forgotten dream.

I’m sure all of us had dreams when we were younger which we have never accomplished. How many of us wanted to be Fire-fighter’s, Police, Vets, Zoo Keepers, Astronauts, Pilots? And how many of us actually saw those dreams to fruition? Most things these days can now be accomplished with a little thought, you just need to look on the internet for all the various “Experience” web sites. With a little research I’m sure most of our dreams and fantasies could be played out and achieved, albeit in some cases for maybe only a few hours or a day but surely that is better than having never done it? And I know, before you say it, doing some of these things may not be cheap, especially the whole Astronaut thing.

BUT…

Are we not worth it? Are our dreams not that precious to at least try and make them come true? But saying that, I also realise that we still need to remain realistic, spending however many millions it is to travel to Russia and be launched into space to dock with a space station may not be in the average families budget. So at this point, should your dream be out of financial reach, call upon that often little used part of our brain and use your imagination. Maybe you cannot actually go for a space walk, but I’m sure you could visit NASA or sit in the shuttle or try on a space suit. Who knows what’s achievable? But without trying you’ll never know and your dream will remain just that.

So why not this year resolve to make your dreams come true? It sounds so much better than I'm giving up smoking... Again.