This year, we can capture changes we have already made.  New behaviors that we like and that have become habitual during our locked-down lives:  Reading more. Being more in touch with loved ones. Playing board games with our kids.  Listening to podcasts.  Whatever it is, we’re already doing it.  Now the trick is to keep it going.

How can we make that happen?

1.  Name it to capture it.  The first thing to do is to recognize the habits you like.  Name them.  Recognize them.  Note when, where and how you do them.  they could be passing you by without notice, but they are there.
2.   Don’t do anything fancy.  Once you recognize the habit, just let it be.  Don’t buy 12 pairs of running shoes or 10 new board games.  Good habits are like worn-in clothing:  They don’t need to be gussied up.
3.   Think about how your new habit will fit into your old life.  This is the trickiest part.  In a few months, your pandemic life may begin to morph back into your pre-pandemic life.  Could you walk to work?  Listen to podcasts in your car?  Let dough rise on Saturdays?  Put a yoga mat in your office?

Just some of the ways where you can give yourself credit where credit is due, and build off of the healthy habits we may have unknowingly already created!