To set a New Year’s resolution or not to; that is the question I ask myself every year.
Personally I’m someone who has set a number of resolutions over the years and has achieved some, and failed miserably at others.
C’est la vie (such is life), I would say, because life, despite our best attempts to control it, can be out of our hands sometimes.
But as I welcomed 2025 in my new home of Squamish, I couldn’t help but feel the urge to set myself some goals for the next 12 months.
According to Statistics Canada, “less than half (45%) of Canadian adults met the recommended 150 minutes per week of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity” in the decade leading up to the pandemic.
While I imagine not many of those people live in 麻豆社国产(yes, I am talking to the people I see going on a run in the middle of a winter downpour), I can admit that I probably do fall into that category.
Now don’t get me wrong, since living in Canada, and in 麻豆社国产in particular, I have found myself doing one form of physical activity or another on my days off. I love a good hike and since Whistler Blackcomb opened, I’ve done my best to hit the slopes and improve on my snowboarding skills.
But these occasions tend to be done on one day, at best two, and then I find myself back into the routine of working a 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. job, where any time before or after that is buried in darkness during winter.
So, with that being said, I’ve decided I’m committing myself to a year of physical activity—this town simply has too many recreational activities not to jump on board.
Since I arrived here, I’ve said my goal is to hike Panorama Ridge, and this stands true going into the new year. I made it as far as Garibaldi Lake back in November, but this year, I’m determined to make it all the way.
Who knows, maybe I’ll even take up climbing—for anyone who wants to show me the basics, I am all ears—but one thing is for sure, mountain biking is still not on the cards for me (sorry, folks).
Also on my resolution list is to read more books and find the perfect gluten-free bread recipe.
Lastly to give myself a little bit of grace. The beauty of New Year’s resolutions is that they are goals, and we have no obligation to achieve them all at once, or even at all.
Showing up and taking the first step towards whatever resolution you have set for yourself is an achievement in itself.
And sometimes, simply surviving all the things the year throws at us is all we can do and that in itself is enough, too.
So, as we march into 2025, I want to wish you all good luck in whatever New Year’s resolutions you have set for yourself, if any, and hopefully, this next year is one to remember.
