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Resolution Resolved

A new approach

By Judey Kalchik Published 3 years ago • Updated 3 years ago • 1 min read
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Perhaps this year I'll keep to three

Resolutions

Ways to work on me.

.

I ALWAYS choose to reduce my weight

improve myself

So I'll pick that for the nth year straight.

.

Hmm- when you keep to just three

Resolutions

You find that prioritizing is key.

.

Maybe this year I'll into it back

myself

And find a new approach to attack.

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Instead of listing how I'll do

Resolutions

I'll first determine my point of view.

.

Before I choose how I'll improve

myself

The things that rip me up I must remove.

.

So, then, it's clear that to succeed my other

Resolutions

Must be to shine a light and not to smother.

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So next: to identify what causes me to trip

myself

Then unfasten, with compassion, myself from its grip.

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By the time I unravel those and make clear

Resolutions

Perhaps just that one is enough to which I'll persevere.

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This year: instead of setting a list at the beginning of the year, ways that I lack, lists of my-not-enough; I'm going to take the time to understand why I haven't done all of those things in life so far.

Change happens when the pain of not changing is bigger than the pain of the change. Why do I hold on to things that I don't believe I should?

I've started down the road of understanding the impact of generational and personal trauma. And this is what I am taking into 2024:

Trauma changes a person.

So does healing.

Your comments are always welcomed!

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About the Creator

Judey Kalchik

It's my time to find and use my voice.

Poetry, short stories, memories, and a lot of things I think and wish I'd known a long time ago.

You can also find me on Medium

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    Written by Judey Kalchik