{"id":10186,"date":"2018-03-08T12:38:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-09T12:15:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/svp.matrix-test.com\/article\/a-new-year-renewing-our-commitment-to-serve\/"},"modified":"2024-05-22T10:46:48","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T09:46:48","slug":"a-new-year-renewing-our-commitment-to-serve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.svp.ie\/blog\/a-new-year-renewing-our-commitment-to-serve\/","title":{"rendered":"&ldquo;A New Year &ndash; Renewing our Commitment to Serve&rdquo;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: right;border: 3px solid #ffffff\" src=\"https:\/\/www.svp.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/SVP-New-year-blog-spring-edition-2018.png\" alt=\"A colourful flower\" \/>Every New Year seems to bring with it a new wave of possibilities, planning and great expectations. We usually face a barrage of advertising and campaigns encouraging us to loose weight, stop smoking, stop drinking and start the year afresh by setting new goals which should help us better ourselves.<\/p>\n<p>There is nothing wrong with these goals, but sometimes these outside influences can result in disappointment and people feel deflated. So how do we decide on what goals or aspirations to set without it resulting in us beating ourselves up afterwards because we didn\u2019t accomplish them or achieve what others wanted from us?<\/p>\n<p>Most of us go through life viewing our experiences as isolated, unrelated events. We catalogue these occurrences as such but don\u2019t use them as opportunities for learning.\u00a0 One of our greatest possibilities for growth and change is in reflecting on the lessons of not only the past year but, also, previous ones. The ability to reflect and learn is a key factor in building inner strength and finding success. By using experiences as learning opportunities, this helps us to build a strong mind-set. However, we have a choice in how we reflect on our past and we can choose to be positive because, when we reflect on the past with a positive attitude, we grow, learn, and gain energy for the future. \u201cFailures\u201d are simply experiments with endings we did not expect.<\/p>\n<p>In the new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.svp.ie\/News-Media\/Publications\/SVP-Bulletin-Magazine.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spring 2018 Bulletin Magazine<\/a> \u201cA New Year \u2013 Renewing our Commitment to Serve\u201d, are many articles and experiences from members who give their time to serve those less fortunate. And yes, many will also have had bad experiences but this is when we need to reflect and renew our commitment. 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