New year resolutions for ourselves and society
This is a contribution post by Jasmine Bhatia
A firm decision, a promise, and a fresh start are all that matter to create a life we love, especially with a new year beginning.
New Year’s resolution is one such tradition that is followed by many. New year gives us the opportunity to live up to our goals and aspirations.
Customarily practiced new year resolutions
People mostly incline towards making self-improvement related resolutions. This could be losing weight, getting fitter, learning something that was forgotten, practicing money-saving techniques, and many more.
Investing in self is the best kind of investment. It is a wonderful way to welcome the new year.
However, to make a difference one needs to be the change themselves.
Multiplying the goal of happiness is achieved by resolutions taken that not only do good to self but also for the betterment of society.
As we work to create light for others, we naturally light our own way.
Mary Anne Radmacher
Unique and selfless resolutions to make for the year 2023
Along with focusing on self-improvement, the whole year can become more special through resolutions that contribute to betterment of the world.
- Sort and recycle to resolve issues
Landfills, amusement parks, beaches and lakes, and roads are all filled with waste in corners. This issue needs addressing from all of us.
You can make a promise to yourself in this year’s resolution –
- To segregate waste in different bins to sort out wet, dry, and electrical waste.
- Always have a paper bag handy on vacations and tours to throw away things on the journey.
- Recycle and Reuse things and items to save the environment.
- Participate in donation drives
The best gift to someone is the need of the other person.
Donation drives are a great way to give away something that’s in excess or not in use for us.
Some selfless acts:
- Donate blood- Be the reason for someone’s life.
- Organ donation – Support the cause and be a part of saving a life.
- Food and clothes drive – Bring a smile to a less privileged person by giving away clothes and sharing the food for life.
- Donate toys – A child laughs and makes the surroundings joyful. Books and toys are overlooked and go unnoticed in the bins within a few years of their purchase.
Donating is the greatest act of happiness. Mindfully observing the places and people, where one can donate will ease the process of finding places.
- Support old age homes
Aging is a natural and inevitable process of life. Taking care of an elderly person at home or visiting an old age home at certain times gives a sense of fulfilment to the person receiving it. Moreover, it also fills us with contentment and joy.
- Expressing a little act of kindness, and soft-spoken words works magically.
- Getting together or gathering an elder’s friend circle in turn comes on the form of blessing to us.
- Help in campaigns and programs that take care of animals
Animals have feelings and emotions just like humans have. The only difference is they cannot express it through words.
But the warmth, love, and loyalty that animals share are few times lacking even by humans.
- Pampering or adopting a pet, if it suits you is a good way to help animals.
- Joining, promoting, and supporting animal welfare homes can be helpful.
- Volunteering and sparing some time can be a great way of taking care of animals.
Resolutions are a form of initiating new beginnings and some selfless acts to go with our resolutions are a great way to drive the whole year with joy and enthusiasm.
Jasmine Bhatia is a blogger, volunteer, home maker, learner and an optimistic person by nature. She believes our life is a beautiful creation of the universe given to each one of us and each day is blessed with new thoughts, new opportunities, new challenges and new learning from every little cell of life. Her articles are written with a motive to re-fill the dose of positivity and believe in the beauty of the lessons of life that it gives to all of us. Find her on Twitter.
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