Were Feeling Goal-y (Our Resolutions for the New Year)
It\u2019s a new year, and we\u2019ve got goals. Some of them are perhaps the same as last year, but Margaret says that 2018 is all about Widening the Window of Acceptability. Isn\u2019t that a lovely notion? If redefined to include regular ambulatory activity, \u201cget in shape\u201d might indeed be something we accomplish this year.\nEither way, we are here to *win 2018*, whether through Amy\u2019s Word For the Year (\u201cClarify\u201d) or Margaret\u2019s Phrase For These Times (\u201cSay Yes to Less\u201d).\xa0In this episode we both agree to avoid the Cookie Committee, or whatever it is we really don\u2019t want to get roped into this year, by taking Bren\xe9 Brown\u2019s advice of choosing discomfort over resentment.\nHere\u2019s what else one or both of us hereby swears to do on the record in this episode:\n\n* read more books (Margaret says she\u2019ll read 30 in 2018)\n* drink two glasses of water with lemon every morning (okay this one might be just Amy)\n* meditate\n* organize kid-free time\n* soften into with-kids time\n* dock our phones in the kitchen at night\n\nHere\u2019s links to some other sources of inspiration discussed in this episode:\nfor stuck creatives: Jon Acuff\u2019s book\xa0Finish: Give Yourself the Gift of Done\nfor those in a tough moment: David Foster Wallace\u2019s \xa0\u201cThis is Water\u201d\nfor those of us who tend to conflate busy-ness with worthiness: this clip of Joan Rivers from \u201cA Piece of Work\u201d \nto make meditation easier: the Headspace app\nto read more articles instead of your Facebook feed: the Pocket app\nWhat are your 2018 goals? We want to hear from you! Tell us in the comments!\n\xa0\n\xa0\n\xa0\n\xa0\n\xa0\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices