A New Year for Dreaming

In this issue: A New Year for Dreaming, Stretch Healthy Leader Kathleen Crawford, Stretch Your Impact Training, Jan 25 Stretch Chat

by Cyndi Wineinger

For those of you who have followed my perspective on New Year’s Resolutions (NYR), welcome to my annual rant! This year however, there’s a new twist: the Epistemophillic Instinct.

Coined by psychoanalytic theorist Melanie Klein, the Epistemophillic Instinct essentially leads us to do the thing that works best for us – an intrinsic instinct that tells us to do the best thing in a particular moment.

So why do we keep setting New Year's Goals when research shows us our goals often wane by mid-January?

One simple reason: it’s fun to visualize our life in a better state of being. The more, better, best of me. And, without having to work hard for that goal. Plus, we are all predictable. No offense – we just are.

If we feel so much motivation to accomplish NYRs, why don’t we?

One simple reason: your brain hates change. Even when it’s a good change. Your brain wants to be comfortable, to be safe, and to be on repeat. If you’ve created the habits of doing the things you are doing, something about them works for you. You want to do ALL that you do, including the bad habits. CONTINUE READING

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