New Year’s Resolutions Tips, 2026

Jesus of Nazareth & The Lord's Prayer

Today is a great day to assess resolutions. True change involves a thousand small decisions to turn abstract goals into concrete, actionable habits.

Write out a list of :

• prayers

• needs

• what you’d like to achieve this year

Then turn goals into new habits:

1. Set specific goals. Instead of generally resolving to take better care of your health, decide to do some form of exercise daily. Exercise with a yoga or tai chi video 8 to 20-minutes long every weekday morning.

2. Replacement resolutions are better than, say, no junk food. Instead, enjoy fresh snacks, like carrot sticks with dip.

3. Set a recurring alarm to remind you to work on a project you’ve resolved to do at the same time each day or week. Track your progress and celebrate your “Yoga Time.”

4. Link new habits to existing ones by laying out a yoga mat (new habit) after brewing coffee (existing habit) each morning.

5. Let progress motivate you by checking off a to do list, habit tracker app, calendar, or journal. Acknowledge your achievement with positive reinforcement, such as getting a new coffee mug to reward yourself.

Resolution Ideas

[ ] Read or listen to more books or audio-book. If time is short, read or watch video book reviews of new books.

[ ] Watch less or no news, delete news apps (no matter how much political theater is going on). Instead, if you need to keep informed limit yourself to news summaries or commentary that will give exactly what you need.

[ ] Watch high quality documentaries. Many are free on YouTube.

[ ] Make music a part of your day, including waking up to, say, beautiful cello music.