36 - What is the Purpose of Setting Resolutions?

Tricky Existence

Jordyn and Pearl are back this week to give their take on New Year's Resolutions and intention setting.
Your hosts start out their episode celebrating their lives, specifically KitchenAid mixers and flannel sheets. You'll hear a follow up (more like a lifelong continuation) on the love between Jordyn and Pearl (still going strong fyi), insight into Jordyn's yearly letters and the outline of her intention setting for the year. She's got a process people!!! They talk about holiday season expectations vs reality, which leads into the importance of boundary setting during this time. They dip into the difficulties of this time. They explore the benefit of reviewing what was and was not working in the past year to allow for a clean slate that a new year can bring if you are ready to accept it. Also, they highly recommend burning shit. To wrap up this episode, Jordyn and Pearl share their own intentions for the new year... which somehow gets them into a little moment of recognizing the impact of their Christian Upbringings within this society. It's a goody!
Questions to explore this episode:
1. What do you need to hear? Write a letter to yourself.
2. What do you want to leave behind in this year?
3. What changes have you made that you want to continue with?
Mentioned on this episode:
Blogs: New Year Ritual & Practices; Review: Jordyn's 2022 Favorites; New Year Letter (to be posted 12/26/22); Christine Hassler's Annual New Year's Ritual
Websites: Write A Letter to Your Future Self
Misc: Noodle's TikTok; Ecuador's “año viejo” (old year) or monigote tradition
Music: Never Felt Like Christmas by Lizzo; Someday at Christmas by Lizzo
Previous Episodes: "1 - Shitty Dad Shots"; "25 - Reclaim Your Time Through Affirmations"
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