New Beginnings Have you ever wanted to get rid of something old and welcome something new into your life? Something like: A new hair style. Or A new fashion style. Or New decor for your home. Or even... A new home in a new state, town or city... Change can be exciting. It may even be something to look forward to. But, It can also be scary and fearful. Often times changes in our lives are made for us. Like things we have no control over. Such as, the loss of someone or something we love. Those changes can be stressful and life altering. Then there are those little changes that happen often in our lives. Recently, my Facebook page Dagger II aka DogVinci was abruptly removed by Meta without explanation or reason. We've had the page since 2016. I tried to no avail to see what the problem was only to become even more frustrated. I felt dismissed and violated by Meta. There was not a "real" person to speak with about this issue. So, as time ticked away and people started asking me about Dagger's page, I resorted to create a new page. As I stated before, change can be sad and burdensome at times. Even the little changes like the loss of a Facebook page. LOL! It does take a certain amount of courage to start something from the ground up. But, on the other hand, new beginnings can be a time of exploring a whole new world for us. Creating our new Facebook page then became something exciting for me. What will we call our new page? Of course, Facebook also has rules as to what the name can be...After trying many names, I came up with "Dagger Picasso Barney" as the new name of our Facebook page. Creating new things especially in the New Year can make us feel like we are starting over with new beginnings. We can blame the ancient Babylonians for being the first to celebrate the New year and making New Year's resolutions. They would make resolutions to their gods. As time marched on, resolutions stuck and we now see them as identifying personal goals for the upcoming year, usually focusing on self-improvement, and setting specific, achievable plans to reach them; this often includes defining clear objectives, breaking down large goals into smaller tasks, and creating a strategy to maintain consistency throughout the year. To me that's a lot to attain! But, we must and should consider all of these things seriously. Setting our goals too high and unattainable can lead us to failure. Even making changes that we are unaccountable for can lead to failure. According to U.S. News and World Report it's an estimated 80% of New Year's Resolutions that end up as failures mainly because people loose the motivation to stick to their resolve. So, just weeks after we make our resolutions we quit. Sometimes we never even know that we've quit because there's no accountability for the resolutions from the onset. Now, don't get me wrong. I'm a true believer in setting goals for oneself for health and well-being. However, when we set unrealistic and surmountable goals for ourselves, I feel that we're just setting ourselves up for failure. I believe in baby steps and things in moderation. Rome wasn't built in a day and our resolutions and life changes should be gradual and realistic. Each of us must consider our lives and what works for us. We're all uniquely different and our needs are too. Therefore, rather than run out of steam in a month, I feel that we should try to set small attainable goals for ourselves. When I was teaching Picasso how to paint, I asked Alex, his Professional Trainer, to help me teach him. The one very important aspect of her teaching was to always start small and increase over time. She told me that when we start small we are not setting the dog up for failure. Even tiny little steps should be rewarded. And when we fail, if we should fail, we always start over again with tiny little steps. That's what helps to create success. Most importantly, we must never, ever give up!!! Yes, we may want a new "Look" for 2025. That's a good thing! Take it slow and steady. Always remember to be good to yourself and recognize all of your accomplishments. Then set some new attainable goals for yourself. Happy, Healthy New Year! Happy tales to you, xoxo Yvonne  Stay tuned: |
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