{"id":663,"date":"2012-12-31T14:47:34","date_gmt":"2012-12-31T19:47:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skinnyartist.com\/pin\/?p=663"},"modified":"2014-04-17T14:28:15","modified_gmt":"2014-04-17T18:28:15","slug":"welcome-new-year-message","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skinnyartist.com\/pin\/quotes\/welcome-new-year-message\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome the New Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We once again welcome a new year that brings with it a message of hope. \u00a0A dawning of a brand new chapter in our lives that shows us that it&#8217;s okay to let go of the past and start again. It&#8217;s a reset button. It&#8217;s an opportunity to reinvent ourselves but only if we have the strength to keep moving forward. \u00a0It&#8217;s one thing to sit down and create a long list of New Year&#8217;s resolutions, and it&#8217;s another to have the self-discipline to follow through with them.<\/p>\n<p>What are you willing to do differently this year? \u00a0What are you willing to sacrifice so that you can finally live the creative life that you have always imagined? \u00a0This year instead of sitting down and coming up with a massive list of resolutions or covering your wall with a visualization map &#8212; come up with one thing that you are willing to do and then just do it. \u00a0You don&#8217;t need to prepare. \u00a0You don&#8217;t need to buy anything else to make it happen. \u00a0Just do one thing.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of worrying about tomorrow or wondering how you are going to stick with it all year. \u00a0Just take one small step today in the right direction. As the ancient sage Lao-Tzu reminds us,\u00a0<em>&#8220;The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t waste any more time preparing &#8212; Just start walking and create the life you were meant to live!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>\u00a0\u201cAnd now we welcome the new year, full of things that have never been\u201d\u00a0<\/em><br \/>\n~Rainer Maria Rilke<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">Here are two articles from the site you might enjoy!<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/skinnyartist.com\/what-are-you-willing-to-give-up\/\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;What are you willing to give up?&#8221;<\/a><\/em><br \/>\n<\/strong>(Why New Year&#8217;s resolutions are only the beginning)<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/skinnyartist.com\/5-ways-to-rediscover-your-art-and-reclaim-your-passion\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>&#8220;5 Ways to Rediscover you Art &amp; Reclaim your Passion&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>(Remember when creating art was fun?)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We once again welcome a new year that brings with it a message of hope. \u00a0A dawning of a brand new chapter in our lives that shows us that it&#8217;s okay to let go of the past and start again. 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