{"id":31141,"date":"2024-01-28T06:19:13","date_gmt":"2024-01-28T11:19:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chezcora.com\/?p=31141"},"modified":"2026-06-24T10:28:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T14:28:18","slug":"resolutions-for-a-year-of-positive-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chezcora.com\/en\/nos-resolutions-du-nouvel-an\/","title":{"rendered":"Resolutions for a year of positive action"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I\u2019ve long known that January is the time when we reflect upon the resolutions that will govern our new year. As a teenager, I\u2019d scribble down a dozen self-improvement resolutions in a secret exercise book. Hardships thankfully transformed a young na\u00efve girl into an enterprising and progressive woman, capable of navigating life\u2019s tempests. This year, however, I\u2019m settling down. My double-seven birthday (77) at the end of May means I\u2019ve more than earned it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dear readers, I\u2019d like to gently suggest on this soft snowy day a few verbs to reflect upon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LOVE
To love profoundly gives us strength; to be loved profoundly gives us courage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LIGHTEN
Eliminate all the useless things you\u2019ve accumulated over the years that are gathering dust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FACE
Face your fears. They chain you down as long as you keep running from them. Don\u2019t underestimate your courage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LEARN
Open your mind to new things every day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BLESS
Bless your positivity! Be on the lookout for the good things in life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CELEBRATE!
Celebrate! Because life is too short not to celebrate it each day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CHOOSE
Choose the best for yourself! Re-evaluate your individual goals and then aim higher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DELEGATE
It\u2019s one of the most valuable and least-used talents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SAY NO
Nothing seems easier than saying no, but for many it\u2019s a nearly impossible feat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BE YOUR OWN MASTER
It\u2019s impossible to thrive in the shadow of others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LISTEN TO YOUR INNER VOICE
Listen to your body, give it a chance to talk to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DO YOUR BEST
Go all in, body and soul!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FINISH
Finish what you started. Don\u2019t worry about how much time it will take to cross the finish line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BE REBORN
Every day you are reborn. Don\u2019t let yesterday hold you back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF
You only have one life to live! Take great care of it as if it were a gold bar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

IGNORE
Ignore pessimistic people. Avoid their company and the black cloud that follows them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SHARE
Share your experience. You\u2019ll be rewarded for it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

QUESTION
Ask questions. Maybe start with this one: Why are we here on Earth?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SLOW DOWN
Take the time to observe and expand your viewpoint. We should contemplate the infinite beauty of the tall fir trees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AWAKEN
Awaken the artist sleeping inside each one of us. Express the best of yourself. The act of creating brings us closer to a higher conscience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

EXPLORE
Explore off the beaten track. There are risks, but there\u2019s also the hope of great reward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SAVOUR
Savour the silence and allow your own melodies to be heard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

HOLD
Hold your tongue. Restraint keeps you from hurting others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ADMIRE
Admire the beauty of the world because it\u2019s everywhere \u2013 in sincere friendships, in a luminous mind, in a loving heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dear readers, I wish that we can all learn something new each day. A lesson from nature, from people who surround us or from something within us. Let\u2019s strengthen our wings, so that, one day, we can fly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cora
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I\u2019ve long known that January is the time when we reflect upon the resolutions that will govern our new year. As a teenager, I\u2019d scribble down a dozen self-improvement resolutions in a secret exercise book. Hardships thankfully transformed a young na\u00efve girl into an enterprising and progressive woman, capable of navigating life\u2019s tempests. This year, however, I\u2019m settling down. My double-seven birthday (77) at the end of May means I\u2019ve more than earned it. Dear readers, I\u2019d like to gently suggest on this soft snowy day a few verbs to reflect upon. LOVETo love profoundly gives us strength; to be loved profoundly gives us courage. LIGHTENEliminate all the useless things you\u2019ve accumulated over the years that are gathering dust. FACEFace your fears. They chain you down as long as you keep running from them. Don\u2019t underestimate your courage. LEARNOpen your mind to new things every day. BLESSBless your positivity! Be on the lookout for the good things in life. CELEBRATE!Celebrate! Because life is too short not to celebrate it each day. CHOOSEChoose the best for yourself! Re-evaluate your individual goals and then aim higher. DELEGATEIt\u2019s one of the most valuable and least-used talents. SAY NONothing seems easier than saying no, but for many it\u2019s a nearly impossible feat. BE YOUR OWN MASTERIt\u2019s impossible to thrive in the shadow of others. LISTEN TO YOUR INNER VOICEListen to your body, give it a chance to talk to you. DO YOUR BESTGo all in, body and soul! FINISHFinish what you started. Don\u2019t worry about how much time it will take to cross the finish line. BE REBORNEvery day you are reborn. Don\u2019t let yesterday hold you back. TAKE CARE OF YOURSELFYou only have one life to live! Take great care of it as if it were a gold bar. IGNOREIgnore pessimistic people. Avoid\u2026<\/p>","protected":false},"author":414,"featured_media":31142,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":0,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","_seopress_news_disabled":"","_seopress_video_disabled":"","_seopress_video":[],"_seopress_pro_schemas_manual":[],"_seopress_pro_rich_snippets_disable_all":"","_seopress_pro_rich_snippets_disable":[],"_seopress_pro_schemas":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[42],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31141","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lettre-mme-cora"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":7}},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chezcora.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31141","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chezcora.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chezcora.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chezcora.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/414"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chezcora.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31141"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.chezcora.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31141\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":82703,"href":"https:\/\/www.chezcora.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31141\/revisions\/82703"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chezcora.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31142"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chezcora.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31141"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chezcora.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31141"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chezcora.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31141"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}