{"id":5771,"date":"2012-12-30T06:00:36","date_gmt":"2012-12-30T11:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=5771"},"modified":"2012-12-29T16:59:35","modified_gmt":"2012-12-29T21:59:35","slug":"ready-for-2013-but-without-resolutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=5771","title":{"rendered":"Ready for 2013, but without resolutions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><em><strong>Embracing the big picture without getting caught up the details<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><strong>By Kelly Hockenberry<\/strong>, <span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><em>Columnist, The Times<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/UTNuKellyColumn4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-5772\" style=\"margin: 4px;\" title=\"UTNuKellyColumn\" src=\"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/UTNuKellyColumn4-250x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"175\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/UTNuKellyColumn4-250x300.jpg 250w, https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/UTNuKellyColumn4.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 175px) 100vw, 175px\" \/><\/a>2013.<\/p>\n<p>Lucky 13!<\/p>\n<p>Are you feelin\u2019 it?<\/p>\n<p>I am.\u00a0 Wanna know why?\u00a0 Because THIS time I am NOT going to make any resolutions.\u00a0 (I\u2019m actually twitching as I type).\u00a0 But, seriously\u2026EVERY year I make a laundry list of ways to \u201cimprove\u201d myself (which, inevitably include a diet and exercise regime designed for *Olympic caliber athletes).<\/p>\n<p>*news flash:\u00a0 I am not an Olympic caliber athlete<\/p>\n<p>I saw this picture on Pinterest (via LostCreekAcres) and had to share because it sums things up nicely:<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"More...\" src=\"http:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/wp-includes\/js\/tinymce\/plugins\/wordpress\/img\/trans.gif\" alt=\"\" \/><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Kelly.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" title=\"Kelly\" src=\"http:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Kelly-223x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"223\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Funny, huh?<\/p>\n<p>So, instead of creating a checklist of unattainable goals, I\u2019ve decided to make resolutions more reflective of the \u201cbig picture.\u201d\u00a0 Mature, right?<\/p>\n<p>Here is MY \u201cTop 5\u201d:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Enjoy All the Little Things<\/li>\n<li>Take Risks<\/li>\n<li>Be Grateful<\/li>\n<li>Make An Impact<\/li>\n<li>Bite My Tongue (sometimes)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>I do love the fresh start that the New Year brings.\u00a0 The possibility for growth seems limitless!<\/p>\n<p>I also think it\u2019s important to ask two critical, very personal questions:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>What was the BEST thing that happened this year?<\/li>\n<li>What was the WORST thing?\u00a0 And, more importantly, what did I learn from the experience?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Sorry to get all \u201cStuart Smalley\u201d on you, but, intriguing\u2026right?<\/p>\n<p>I would love to hear YOUR resolutions for 2013!\u00a0 Add them to the Comments Section below!<\/p>\n<p>HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Embracing the big picture without getting caught up the details By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times 2013. Lucky 13! Are you feelin\u2019 it? I am.\u00a0 Wanna know why?\u00a0 Because THIS time I am NOT going to make any resolutions.\u00a0 (I\u2019m actually twitching as I type).\u00a0 But, seriously\u2026EVERY year I make a laundry list of ways [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5772,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,4],"tags":[355,1594,1595,1596,1597],"class_list":["post-5771","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle","category-featured","tag-lists","tag-news-years-day","tag-resolution","tag-resolutions","tag-self-imporvement"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5771","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5771"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5771\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5772"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5771"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5771"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5771"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}