Many of us start planning the year 2020. Many make resolutions. To lose weight is a favorite resolution in societies where 50 % of the population is overweight.

My resolutions circle around my main interests: yoga and photography. Projects are already announced by people on the Internet (Facebook, Instagram).

I realize already that it’s easy to dream and that it is a challenge to stick to the resolutions.

Lately I found a book with a provocative title: Average sucks. The author recommends to find out one’s average first. An example: If the yoga practice frequency is three times a week, it makes sense to pick oneself up there. It’s very likely to fail if a person plans to practice every day twice, seven days a week. This is overambitious. It’s a dream and often not realistic. To add one more weekly practice is already progress. After a month another practice can be added. It’s a realistic plan.

There are still seven days till 2021. There is still a lot of time to make plans. I like to begin the New Years with new plans. It is as if the tanks are filled with energy. I’m filled with the idea of ‘further’. Further can mean a lot. It’s different for everybody. My plans are not yet on paper. I’m looking forward to planning the next year. I stay open for surprises. I try to be realistic. Tiny steps in the wished direction is better than dreaming big and staying lazy.

Stay realistic.