How do you resolve to feel in 2013?

Happy New Year! I wanted to start the first blog post of 2013 with new year's resolutions. But just today, I was reminded that most resolutions do not work because they evoke negative feelings like guilt and shame. Experience and science tell us that it's a collosal waste of time to start the year with a resolution to lose 10lbs.

Instead of asking "what do you want to do this year?", let's ask ourselves "how do you want to feel?"  Experience tells us that we all want to feel joy, pleasure, and freedom! And studies show that we are motivated by pleasure. When rephrasing your new year's resolutions from actions to feelings, you may then decide to make lifestyle choices that are in line with those feeling. In practical terms you may resolve to feel stronger, energetic and more fit. To maximize these feelings you might make healthier dietary choices, go to sleep earlier, increase physical activity, and establish a relationship with a wholistic healthcare provider. 

So how do you resolve to feel in 2013?