HOW TO MAKE NEW RESOLUTIONS USING PERMACULTURE METHODS
2016 has begun as the years before it once began: There is a whole lot of opportunity on the horizon. Suddenly, as the Christmas season sweeps by we are left with a New Year’s resolution, theoretically a decision to make and live with for at least the coming year, often with the hopes of true and lasting change. Classically, that leads people to singular pursuits like flossing everyday, losing weight, quitting smoking, or spending more time with family. Despite these worthy intentions, New Year’s resolutions on the whole are notoriously unsuccessful, often failing even before the end of January.
But, what if we approached our resolutions with a permaculture-like tilt. What if we thought beyond one specific change and more along the lines of incorporating genuinely far-reaching goals? What if we decided to go about these changes more consciously, conscientiously, and cautiously with regards to ourselves, others, and the planet? We could use similar techniques of observation and adjustment, time-stacking and sensible design, plotting out the most appropriate resolutionary actions to be implemented productively throughout the year.
If our resolutions are consistently failing, perhaps it’s because we’ve been doing it all wrong: mono-resolutely, so to speak. Such a one-sided approach, we know from the debilitating agricultural system, is usually not the best. Instead, we need flex our permaculture chops and follow our hearts by using our brains. If we are going to bother going through the motions of change, we ought to do it the best way we know how: productively, holistically, and sustainably.
TRULY THINK THROUGH THE CHANGE YOU WANT: PRODUCTIVELY
Sometimes our resolutions get ahead of themselves, and we are striving to accomplish something we needn’t even be addressing at the moment. Flossing may be great a thing, but what good will it do a candy and cola fiend with a pack a day habit and a frizzy toothbrush.
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