Same Goal, new intention.

New year, new goals? How many of us continue to carry same or smiliar goals year to year? Loss weight is probably on everyone's list year after year.  Perhaps, we should look at goals as intentions.  Perhaps for this new year, instead of a goal of "lose weight", you may want to set it to "eat clean". By setting the intention of eating clean, let it manifest into making the right choice of food that you will consume to help you achieve your goal of losing weight.  Once you start thinking about your goals as intentions,  they become more achievable and practical to practice for the next 365+ days.
One of my personal "goals" have been the same for the past couple of years. One being "hug more", while this is not a specific goal that can be measure by numbers, it is an intention that helps me to stay focus to anything and everything that will allow me to practice "hug more". This has manifest into improving my own behavior of being more compassionate and having more patience towards others, especially to the people whom I take for granted everyday.  By having this intention of "hug more", I notice myself being less critical of others, less Type A and more at ease when shit hits the fan.  Granted, I am still not perfect in all of these, but with the help of a little note on my bathroom mirror, I am making progress towards my goal.