When I finished the “Change Your Life in Seven Days” experiment I vowed to keep going.  I thought it was just going to be new age mumbo jumbo when I started. I didn’t think it would be able to get through to me because I’m kind of sarcastic. I like practical advice like how to get the cheapest Arizona auto insurance. This is one of the few self help books that I could really relate to. It really taught me coping skills with how to change my thinking.  I was feeling like a more positive person with better self talk.

It’s pretty easy.  It just takes a few minutes of gratitude & visualization a day.  I really wanted it to become part of my life.  Then of course, I just forgot about it.  It’s only been a little over a month & I’ve already gotten out of the routine.  This is exactly why I don’t make New Years Resolutions.  This is too important to just fade from memory.

I picked up the book “Change Your Life in Seven Days” by Paul McKenna because I totally fell in love with his show “I Can Make You Thin”. I am on day six of the program. So far, I really relate to it a lot more than I did to The Secret. This book isn’t all shrouded in mystery. It’s full of practical advice on how to deal with negative emotions & draw more positive things into your life. It’s like emotional strength equipment.

With the Secret I never seemed to reach my monetary & career oriented goals but it did feel good to have a more positive attitude. “Change Your Life” was similar to the law of attraction but it also basically said that you have to offer something of value to get money. It’s just a matter of finding out what you want to do & how that can make you money. This appeals to my practical side. I don’t know if my life has changed over the last week, but I do feel better equipped to handle negative emotions.

I don’t know if it’s my personality or just fibromyalgia that keeps me from setting New Year’s Resolutions. Sure, there are things I want to achieve in 2009 like getting a Rackmount lcd and bringing about world peace. Not necessarily in that order.

I just feel that my daily life is already enough to handle without stacking on seemingly impossible goals. In a way I admire people who can blog about a long list of goals for the coming year, but I’m just too tired. I definitely want to explore writing more. I could set a goal to have a 1,000 articles written in 2009. However, that seems more discouraging & overwhelming then helpful. I guess my main resolution is to keep going. Do New Year’s Resolutions overwhelm you?