I have in recent years made quite a few new resolution lists that are about increasing positive steps for myself, positive things that I think will make me feel or be better: reading more, joining a choir, taking more exercise, doing a charity challenge, making more effort to socialise, start learning a new language, be a bit tidier…that sort of thing, nothing too great like running a marathon but all increasing something that was ‘a good thing’. This year I want to continue all of that, but while I am able to activate positivity, appreciating nature, enjoying the outdoors, appreciating little things, I am also prone to hanging on to negative thoughts, brooding, being put off by bad experiences and easily irritated by little things. So this year my slant is not overstretching the “doing more” bit and try just “reducing negativity”.