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Resolving Out Loud

As we enter the last month of 2018, I can't help it--I begin to consider "resolutions" for the coming year. I prefer to call them intentions, a kinder, gentler word. In this article for Kripalu Resources, Resolving Out Loud, I write about compassion and gratitude (versus willpower), and how these social emotions can help us maintain our wishes for the future. (Thanks to David DeSteno for his insights.)

Journaling can help us sustain our intentions as well. I'll present a 60-minute workshop at Kripalu Center again on New Year's Eve ("Journaling for the New Year") for registered guests. It's my favorite place to ring in the new. My least favorite place is on the ski slopes. (See my article for that scary story.)

DECEMBER WRITING EXERCISE: Rather than list your intentions, simply close your eyes for a moment and imagine where you'd like to be a year from now, December 2019. What do you hope to see, smell, hear, taste, touch and feel at this time next year? Now pick up you…