Cinderella's New Year's Resolution

A resolution can be defined as, "A firm decision to do or not to do something." Each New Year most of us make resolutions. We tell ourselves we are going to; lose weight, get in shape, stop drinking, quit smoking, eat healthy or just change our whole lifestyle.

One ponders all their choices and decides to make the change as a resolution on New Years. Our ideas gets fixated around what our life will look like with all these healthy choices we made. We get excited about our decisions but get stuck in an illusion of what it all could look like.

Midnight strikes on January 1st and we begin to execute our new resolutions like waving the wand of Cinderella's Fairy Godmother. I mean why not? The wand transformed Cinderella into a beautiful princess! However, what is often the case is that, as fast as we make choices to change our life in a new year, the slipper falls off just as fast, and "poof" we regress back to our old plain life, where nothing has really changed an. Once the shoe falls so many of us remain stuck in our past lives and don't let the fairy tale become our reality.

In the story of Cinderella, the Fairy Godmother represents Cinderella's heart. She is a symbol of faith that shows us that anything is possible. In the magic of a glass slipper, the Fairy Godmother, shows Cinderella the desires of her own heart and allows her to see the beauty in herself just for one night. The enchanted evening with the prince shows her a glimpse of her worth, her beauty, her joy, her truth and love. It shows Cinderella one side of herself that she is worth being if she believes. However, the stroke of midnight and the slipper slipping off were reminders that she needs to accept that another part of her exist, one that shows the truth of who Cinderella currently chooses to be.

Unfortunately, Cinderella goes back to her old life and allows her cruel stepmother, the ego to keep her trapped and suffer. The wicked stepmother is simply a hologram of her ego, which she convinces Cinderella that she is nothing, unlovable and not worthy of the fairy tale.

The prince, on the other hand, is the symbol of love. When he shows up he sees her true vulnerable beauty not in beautiful gown that she wore to the ball, but rather in rags.. and still loves her whole.

So what does Cinderella's story have to do with New Year's resolutions? A resolution is simply a choice to do something or not do something and more. It's a choice to choose selflove! In our lifetime we are meant to become the best versions of ourselves. We all have to make choices to become our best selves or choose to settle and just exist. New Year only happens once every 365 days, and in that day we can decide to make as many or as few resolutions to help us become the best version of ourselves. Each choice and every step forward in the glass slipper, can show you a better version than the one you left behind. Imagine if Cinderella decided not to go to the ball? and she did have a choice. She would have never have found that version of herself and all the potential she has. Imagine if we never made resolutions for ourselves, that can show us our true potential and drive us towards our best self...even if its just for a little bit. Be gentle to yourself when you fall off the carriage. Get back on it or take a different route. The important thing is that for one night, one day or one week or even just one moment you see the potential in yourself and love yourself enough to want to try to get there as permanent stay.

A resolution is simply the biggest act of selflove that one can choose.

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