tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-659197563728114440.post6319143526792638077..comments2023-09-15T05:36:24.265-04:00Comments on Marijke: Nurse Turned Writer: Setting Goals versus ResolutionsMarijke Vroomen-Durninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14436563110710429784noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-659197563728114440.post-7224646681770708222015-01-02T10:16:35.665-05:002015-01-02T10:16:35.665-05:00I'm with you on the September thing. For me, i...I'm with you on the September thing. For me, it comes from growing up on a farm. Once the crops are all harvested and the fields plowed and fallow, I feel a sense the year has wound to a close. The feelings of renewal follow soon after. And you're absolutely right about goals versus resolutions. Great blog post!Elizabeth Haneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05857236119689613098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-659197563728114440.post-6630996086885709372014-12-30T16:07:12.572-05:002014-12-30T16:07:12.572-05:00For many years, I've been doing a review of th...For many years, I've been doing a review of the year ending, as I did today. Good resolutions tend to be vague, and I agree that wording an objective with measurable results is helpful. So I write a few results I want to report at the end of the following year. I did well in 2014 when I compare my goals set a year ago. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-659197563728114440.post-64157579363217335912014-12-30T14:17:14.248-05:002014-12-30T14:17:14.248-05:00I'm split. My birthday is in September, so lik...I'm split. My birthday is in September, so like Marijke, I've always seen that month as the beginning of a new year. Like Lori, though, I love the motivation of New Year's and love setting resolutions. I usually go overboard and set eight of them (food, activity, love life, money, career, family, spiritual and friends).Tracey Arialhttp://arialview.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-659197563728114440.post-73735796472247020752014-12-30T13:27:28.279-05:002014-12-30T13:27:28.279-05:00You have a good point Lori. There is something abo...You have a good point Lori. There is something about how different the house feels once all the Christmas decorations are put away for yet another year.<br /><br />I think the reason September is such a new year for me is that when my children were growing up, this was when their increasing age hit home - when they started a new grade. I didn't feel it at their birthdays, after all, there was nothing really different, but starting a new grade (or school, depending on the level), was something so defined.Marijke Vroomen-Durninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14436563110710429784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-659197563728114440.post-78851852281416076812014-12-30T13:20:05.514-05:002014-12-30T13:20:05.514-05:00I see things a bit differently - I like the flash ...I see things a bit differently - I like the flash of motivation everyone seems to get at New Years'. Although I most definitely agree with you about the feeling of September, I find that Christmas, with all the guests, decorating, gifts, food lends itself well to a complete turn-the-house-upside-down feeling that, after all is said and done, leaves me feeling pretty refreshed. Old things have to get tossed to make room for new things; all the visitors, well wishes, prayers for peace, a concentrated focus on the good side of humanity (in part thanks to Dickens and Hallmark movies) etc., is a remarkable rush of energy. When Jan 1 comes around, it's calm, quiet again. But that's just my opinion :) (I'm not saying I don't get stressed at Christmas, but I find the stress is part of the spiritual and physical clean-outs that happen.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com