{"id":379,"date":"2011-01-08T00:10:54","date_gmt":"2011-01-07T23:10:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lornemitchell.com\/blog\/?p=379"},"modified":"2011-01-08T00:10:54","modified_gmt":"2011-01-07T23:10:54","slug":"resolutions-and-revolutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.lornemitchell.com\/?p=379","title":{"rendered":"Resolutions and Revolutions"},"content":{"rendered":"

It is the time of year that many of us make New Year’s Resolutions. \u00a0As the snows have melted and the weather has warmed, tiny spears of spring-green shoots from the bulbs that I planted in the Autumn are now starting to appear in the garden.<\/p>\n

It is a time of the year to reflect on some of the natural cycles as we (in the Northern Hemisphere) move from shorter, darker days to longer, brighter days. \u00a0We also have the confluence of a New Political Cycle, a New Decade, a New Earth Year as well as many companies having New Financial Years. \u00a0The beginning of the current cycle is also probably one the most fundamental shifts that we have seen in a while – exacerbated by the very cold winter spells and financial crisis. \u00a0Some would see it as a the start of a revolution with the new coalition government (in the UK) which is set on decentralisation and localisation.<\/p>\n

It is strange that the term “revolution” has become to be associated more with revolt than with revolving.\u00a0 Yet the two ideas of revolution and resolution are inextricably linked. \u00a0Yet there is only one letter that is different in each word and that one letter changes everything:<\/p>\n

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From my own point of view, I have one New Year’s Resolution: I have resolved to reduce my body weight.\u00a0 Nothing new there, you might say! \u00a0After the excessive eating I have done over the holiday period, I now weigh more than I have ever done. \u00a0The position is\u00a0 unsustainable and I have now decided to go on a diet.\u00a0 But a diet with a difference. \u00a0Actually, I prefer to call it conscious living, rather than dieting.<\/p>\n

I have downloaded this great application onto my i-Phone called My Fitness Pal (www.myfitnesspal.com<\/a>) and I am already shedding pounds – just by being conscious about (and recording) everything I eat in the day.<\/p>\n

So by becoming conscious of the food we eat (and where it comes from), we can really make a difference – one letter at a time.<\/p>\n

In a sense, mankind weighs more on the planet than it has ever done:<\/p>\n