Proclaiming Victory: Turning Resolutions into Reality

Proclaiming Victory: Turning Resolutions into Reality

A very Happy New Year to everyone!

Let’s not just say it, but claim it and proclaim it to truly be that way. And let’s not limit this proclamation to the first few days of January, as so many of us have done year after year.

For me, procrastination has been a companion for far too long. Its roots go deeper than my diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis over 30 years ago. It began long before that—back when I was a child.

Procrastination often finds its foothold in the cumulative weight of life’s traumas and dramas, each one leaving its mark. It’s that relentless cycle of being knocked down again and again, forcing you to fight just to stay upright. And yet, through it all, I’ve never given up completely. I’ve learned to push back, to resist its pull—not always perfectly, not always consistently—but enough to keep moving forward.

My resolutions, my proclamations, have always had to be more than just one. They’ve had to rise above the scars of those cumulative battles, beginning long before MS entered my life. That awareness—the realization of how life can so very cruel.it  repeat its challenges like an unending loop on a tape—vit can hurt. It’s a weight that feels infinite at times, stretching into ones forever.

But here’s the truth I hold on to: because I choose to have more than one resolution, more than one promise to myself, I rise. And to make our resolutions to ourselves more than just words we speak out loud—whether to ourselves or sometimes to others—we must commit to follow through. Not all at once, not in grand gestures, but in smaller, consistent increments. Those small, steady steps toward change have the power to shift mountains, even when we feel weighed down.

This year, I’m proclaiming it again: no matter the weight, no matter the challenge, we will be better, and we will rise. With patience, persistence, and those small, intentional steps, we can transform words into action, and action into triumph. This is our time to claim it, live it, and see it through.