I used to be the most active resolution-maker. Every January 1st, I would sit down and write out my resolutions for the following year. I always1big goals, like: In the new year, I will lose 50 pounds! And run a marathon! And be the best parent ever who 2beat my children!
I loved the feeling of achieving goals. And I thought I could finish all of these. However, I completed 3. Usually I'd start out strong, but by February or March, I'd slide(移动) quietly back into my old 4. Every winter when I looked back at all of the amazing things that I didn't do, I'd feel 5.
Then two years ago, I started experiencing terrible stomach pain. I was sent to the hospital but the 6 weren't sure what was causing it. Finally, they found out I had two different cancers (癌症)at the same time. I couldn't accept it at first7 I realized it was a fact that couldn't be changed. My family encouraged me to be active and do something 8. That was when I decided to9myself.
Before I always wanted to "dream big" although I didn't have the 10to do those things. That's why I always felt like I was 11 somewhere. So now no matter what the calendar say, I 12New Year's resolutions. Instead, I take the opposite way: I'm all about the 13goals, like running 20 minutes three days a week rather than a marathon. Every time when I 14my little goals and cross one of them, I feel proud.
Cancer made me find a better way to feel successful than through New Year's resolutions. It taught me a 15: Live in the moment.