A new year is about to begin. You may be reviewing your life this past year and wondering what lies ahead. Is it time for changes and fresh starts? This year can be your stepping stone toward reaching new goals for yourself and your family.
Committing to Better Health
Getting healthier is a top goal for nearly everyone during the new year. Here’s a WebMD list of New Year’s Resolutions you and your kids (or grandkids) can do together to improve your health and wellness:
- Resolve to Eat Good Foods
- Cook with canned or frozen vegetables.
- Look for alternatives to red meat.
- Let kids play with their healthy food.
- Prepare healthy snacks in advance.
- Keep chilled water and calcium-fortified drinks in the fridge.
- Serve fresh fruit as a dessert.
- Resolve to Make New Moves
- Play active games.
- Plan active family outings.
- Walk it out.
- Sign up.
- Add New House Rules
- Dessert is reserved for weekends and special events.
- Second servings should be healthy, such as fruits and veggies.
- Allow soda-drinking at restaurants only.
- Resolve to Think New Thoughts
- Question commercials.
- Enjoy what you have.
*Credit: Mom’s Guide to Family Health: New Year Food & Fitness. Checklist: New Year’s Resolutions for Your Family.
Bridging the Past & Future
Director of Spiritual Care Jim Andrews
James “Jim” Andrews, Empath Health director of spiritual care, says that whether or not you make resolutions, the passing of another year is a significant event.
“This is a time to reflect on the past and imagine forward into the future. It invites us to savor the milestone moments and ponder the questions that our lives have presented. It challenges us to ‘correct the course’ where needed, reaffirm and recommit to core values, imagine new adventures and dream new dreams,” Jim said.
Best wishes to you and yours for a Happy & Healthy 2015.