"When you give yourself the gift of quietly believing in yourself, you'll love yourself."
---Callie Khouri, American Screenwriter
Starting in 2011, I wrote my 50 new year resolution every year in January. This is the third year now, and I have already feeling the happiness of truly knowing myself by those WANTS and NEEDS. However, what irritate me the most of myself is my LAZINESS. So I keep reminding myself that I have to take actions right away while I am in the mood for things. Writing this resolution list is the great opportunity for me to realise what kind of life I want to achieve, and at the end of the year I can find out how many efforts I have put in for myself.
從2011年開始我就養成在一月寫新年新希望的好習慣。現在邁入了第三年, 我慢慢能感覺到越來越瞭解自己後的幸福感跟充實感。但是從中也發現自己真正最大的惡魔就是懶惰...所以現在只要有了想法跟idea我就會強迫自己馬上執行, 當一個行動派！每年寫下來的希望, 對我來說都是面鏡子, 因為它讓知道我自己對自己的期待。到了年底後更是能透過它自省, 瞭解什麼可行什麼需要調整改進。從中, 也能感覺到自己在一年中愛自己幾分。
HOW
1. Normally write it on the back of my Moleskin additional notebook, or you can write on a small-easy-carrying notebook that can be with you all the time, in case of any pop up ideas. 一般我都把新希望寫在我Moleskin的附加筆記本裡, 或是其實你可以準備能隨身攜帶的小本子就好, 以備忽然出現新點子, 能隨時紀錄。
2. Find a quite place and set the space calm. That means you might need a nice cup of tea, a candle light or relaxed music. I don't mind if you want to do it while having a bubble bath, some people find it pretty inspiring while having a bath : ) 找一個安靜的地方讓自己放鬆, 這也就意味著你可以給自己泡杯茶, 點個香氛蠟燭或來點輕鬆的音樂。我也不介意如果你想邊洗泡泡浴邊寫, 因為有些人就是覺得在泡澡的時候靈感會莫名其妙的湧上來～哈
3. Start writing down everything you want to achieve, and try to describe it as accurate as you can. For example: I want to make at least 5 new friends this year (except colleagues) and I would say at least 50 resolutions is enough to keep your year busy. 你可以想到什麼就寫下什麼, 但試試寫得詳細一點。比如說, 我想要在一年內交到至少5個新朋友（但不包括同事）。我覺得大概寫個50個新希望就夠你忙一年了。
4. If you have no idea what to put down first, try in this order: HEALTH---> FAMILY--->DREAM/ INTEREST--->WORK--->MONEY--->RELATIONSHIPS--->FRIENDSHIPS--->TRAVEL--->MIND. 如果你不知道如何下手, 試試看以下順序：健康--->家人--->夢想/ 興趣--->工作--->金錢--->感情--->友情--->旅遊--->心靈。
5. Every month, review your list, see how it goes and by the end of the year, mark what you have achieve and what you haven't with a red pen, also write down any note/ comments you want to add on. 然後只少一個月一次瀏覽你的清單, 看看進度如何。在年底來一次大總結, 用紅筆標記什麼有完成什麼沒有, 也順便寫下心得跟結論。
The image blew is a brainstorming chart by blogger "The Decorista" , the chat like this is also a great way to record your resolution. 下面的圖片是部落客"The Decorista" 做的新希望腦力激盪圖, 用這樣的方式寫下新希望也很酷。
Well, the easy way of loving yourself is knowing yourself better, here I wish you all a pleasant/ fulfilled year of 2013, and please do your resolution list/ chart well, It certainly not a pressure task, so do not end up like this picture before (wink)
要愛自己之前當然是要完全的瞭解自己才能滿足自己, 在這裡希望大家都可以有個愉快又充實的2013年。當然也希望大家試試看寫下自己的新希望, 只是不要把它當成壓力最後變成下圖這樣才好（眨眼）
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Waking up every morning, I like to picture what I can do to make the most out of my day. Sometimes I could be a control freak, who plan the day step by step. But most of time, I make it spontaneously, unexpectedly, to be out of the box but still totally enjoy every bit of it.
早上起來, 我總是喜歡思考怎樣能充實的過這一天。有時候我是個控制狂, 會列好清單一件事一件事的去完成。但很多時候我還是喜歡順其自然, 沒有期待的迎接這一天, 認真做好每件事, 享受每一個小細節。
Especially, when you get lost in life, it can be very frustrated. Suddenly, you can't find your target/ aim in life, even though you work really hard, but feel trapped, and people around you are having so many different opinions of the path you could take. However, There are no right path for life. Sometimes you just need to be spontaneous, to be lost and get the aim/ target of life back. With firm feeling and believing what you really want in life.
尤其是當你在人生裡很徬徨的迷了路, 忽然沒有了目標; 就算你每天再辛苦的工作但被困住的感覺越來越重, 身邊的人提供了各式各樣的建議覺得你應該怎麼怎麼做。人生裡美一條路都沒有對錯, 有的時候反而讓自己迷失一下才能更清楚的去感受, 去找回真正渴望的人生目標。
Something I did spontaneously this month: Swimming in a quite evening/ Buying a book out of a vintage store/ Going to a nice small gig/ Dancing in local club/ Taking photos with total strangers on the mid-night street.
八月, 我也讓自己很隨興的做了幾件事：在晚上9點安靜的泳池裡游泳/ 在復古雜貨店裡買了本臺灣作家的書/ 看了場小型演唱會/ 不在預料中卻很盡興的兩次跳舞/ 大半夜在馬路上和陌生人的合照。
Well, darling, no one says life is easy, so why not try to face it with a little sparkle and a pleasant attitude.
恩, 人生是真的不簡單, 所以更要用愉悅/ 隨遇而安的態度, 加上一點點隨興又不傷大雅的小火花去面對它。
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