{"id":14009,"date":"2016-01-06T10:57:31","date_gmt":"2016-01-06T18:57:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.momservations.com\/?p=14009"},"modified":"2016-01-06T10:57:31","modified_gmt":"2016-01-06T18:57:31","slug":"5-yolo-resolutions-for-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/index.php\/2016\/01\/06\/5-yolo-resolutions-for-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"5 YOLO Resolutions for 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Momservation: <\/strong>A life well-lived is a life of no regrets.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u263a\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u263a\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u263a<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-14010\" src=\"https:\/\/momservations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/YOLO-dwight.jpeg\" alt=\"YOLO dwight\" width=\"273\" height=\"185\" \/>I don\u2019t do resolutions because life is what happens while you\u2019re busy making other plans.<\/p>\n<p>I do subscribe, though, to living the best life possible\u2014because as far as we know, this could be our one shot at enjoying the human experience.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve lived the YOLO (You Only Live Once) philosophy long before celebrities began tattooing it on themselves to permanently brand themselves as hipsters and teenagers began using it as Twitter hashtags and an excuse to make bad decisions. I earned my YOLO perspective by surviving personal tragedy.<\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t use the YOLO philosophy to fuel extreme risks or give me seven seconds of insane courage to step outside my comfort zone. I use it to remind me that if my story ends tomorrow, would it be a good read? Would I be satisfied with my ending? Or would I be throwing popcorn at the flashback screen of my life, yelling at it frustration like a bad horror movie because I missed the obvious?<\/p>\n<p>The obvious being: <strong>Tomorrow isn\u2019t promised. Make the most of today.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For those of you who just can\u2019t let a new year start without a resolution, how about joining me in my quest to enjoy the human experience with the possibility of writing the perfect ending:<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>5 YOLO Resolutions for 2016<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Cut someone out of your life. <\/strong>Don\u2019t let someone else\u2019s toxic negative energy unbalance your positive energy. Life is too short to waste it in the company of Debbie Downers. If you can\u2019t cut that Negative Nelly out of your life, then insulate yourself with positive relationships to keep their negative weight from throwing your balance off.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Book a trip. <\/strong>If we waited until we could afford to go or could find the time, we\u2019d never go anywhere. Make it happen. No shoulda, coulda, woulda\u2019s. Cause I know for myself, if I suddenly find myself on the Other Side and I never got to go see the kaleidoscope colors of a New England fall or the magic and mystery of the Northern lights\u2014I have a feeling I could still taste the regret in Heaven.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Call everyone you\u2019ve been meaning to call. <\/strong>For all of us who seem to say much too frequently: \u201cI haven\u2019t talked to (fill in the blank) in a long time. I should really call them. I\u2019m pretty busy today though. Maybe tomorrow,\u201d and before you know it weeks, days, months, even years pass. It\u2019s time to cue up that <a href=\"http:\/\/garthbrooks.com\/\">Garth Brooks<\/a> song <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Rid5sE93axA\">If Tomorrow Never Comes<\/a> <\/em>and imagine the regret you\u2019d feel if you didn\u2019t get a chance to let that special someone know you were thinking them. So call Grandma, your brother, your best friend from high school today.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Let your children fail. <\/strong>This is the generation of coddled kids with hovering helicopter parents who try to solve all their problems for them. Land the helicopter and let them be in charge of their own destiny\u2014bumps, bruises, and all. Adversity builds character. Problem solving creates independent thinkers. Disappointment and craving something we don\u2019t have creates desire and ambition to succeed. Let your children learn to climb out of life\u2019s valleys just in case you\u2019re not there to hoist them up.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Say sorry. <\/strong>It\u2019s impossible to go through life without a trail of mistakes. We can pretend they didn\u2019t happen, sweep them under the rug, or avoid confrontations all in an effort to elude facing our mistakes and the discomfort of having to say \u201cSorry.\u201d But if it were all to end tomorrow, life quickly falls into perspective. And I guarantee, from personal experience, that \u201csorry\u201d would be the first word you\u2019d be eager to hand out. So why wait? Do it now.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>#NoRegrets<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What would you do to live a life of no regrets?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":14010,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1056],"tags":[1271,2,1896,1897,86,3,1898,5,217,1899,1900,6,1361,1901,1902,1903],"class_list":["post-14009","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tips-tricks","tag-best-mom-blogs","tag-family","tag-garth-brooks","tag-if-tomorrow-never-comes","tag-kelli-wheeler","tag-kids","tag-live-like-you-were-dying","tag-momservations","tag-new-years-resolutions","tag-new-years-resolutions-for-2016","tag-no-regrets","tag-parenting","tag-teens","tag-tips-for-living-a-life-of-no-regrets","tag-yolo","tag-yolo-resolutions"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>5 YOLO Resolutions for 2016 - Kelli M. Wheeler<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/momservations.com\/index.php\/2016\/01\/06\/5-yolo-resolutions-for-2016\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"5 YOLO Resolutions for 2016 - Kelli M. Wheeler\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"What would you do to live a life of no regrets?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/momservations.com\/index.php\/2016\/01\/06\/5-yolo-resolutions-for-2016\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Kelli M. Wheeler\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2016-01-06T18:57:31+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Kelli M Wheeler\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Kelli M Wheeler\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/momservations.com\\\/index.php\\\/2016\\\/01\\\/06\\\/5-yolo-resolutions-for-2016\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/momservations.com\\\/index.php\\\/2016\\\/01\\\/06\\\/5-yolo-resolutions-for-2016\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Kelli M Wheeler\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/momservations.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/ef0acae18761d7be1529ccf2d4d99f43\"},\"headline\":\"5 YOLO Resolutions for 2016\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-01-06T18:57:31+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/momservations.com\\\/index.php\\\/2016\\\/01\\\/06\\\/5-yolo-resolutions-for-2016\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":650,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/momservations.com\\\/index.php\\\/2016\\\/01\\\/06\\\/5-yolo-resolutions-for-2016\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"\",\"keywords\":[\"best mom blogs\",\"family\",\"Garth Brooks\",\"If Tomorrow Never Comes\",\"Kelli Wheeler\",\"kids\",\"live like you were dying\",\"momservations\",\"New Year's resolutions\",\"new years resolutions for 2016\",\"no regrets\",\"parenting\",\"teens\",\"tips for living a life of no regrets\",\"YOLO\",\"YOLO resolutions\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Tips &amp; Tricks\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/momservations.com\\\/index.php\\\/2016\\\/01\\\/06\\\/5-yolo-resolutions-for-2016\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/momservations.com\\\/index.php\\\/2016\\\/01\\\/06\\\/5-yolo-resolutions-for-2016\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/momservations.com\\\/index.php\\\/2016\\\/01\\\/06\\\/5-yolo-resolutions-for-2016\\\/\",\"name\":\"5 YOLO Resolutions for 2016 - Kelli M. Wheeler\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/momservations.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/momservations.com\\\/index.php\\\/2016\\\/01\\\/06\\\/5-yolo-resolutions-for-2016\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/momservations.com\\\/index.php\\\/2016\\\/01\\\/06\\\/5-yolo-resolutions-for-2016\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-01-06T18:57:31+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/momservations.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/ef0acae18761d7be1529ccf2d4d99f43\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/momservations.com\\\/index.php\\\/2016\\\/01\\\/06\\\/5-yolo-resolutions-for-2016\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/momservations.com\\\/index.php\\\/2016\\\/01\\\/06\\\/5-yolo-resolutions-for-2016\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/momservations.com\\\/index.php\\\/2016\\\/01\\\/06\\\/5-yolo-resolutions-for-2016\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"\",\"contentUrl\":\"\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/momservations.com\\\/index.php\\\/2016\\\/01\\\/06\\\/5-yolo-resolutions-for-2016\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/momservations.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"5 YOLO Resolutions for 2016\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/momservations.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/momservations.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"Kelli M. Wheeler\",\"description\":\"AUTHOR -WRITING INSTRUCTOR \u2013 PUBLISHER \u2013 FREELANCE WRITER\\\/EDITOR \u2013 FAMILY COLUMNIST\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/momservations.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/momservations.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/ef0acae18761d7be1529ccf2d4d99f43\",\"name\":\"Kelli M Wheeler\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/42b6e06276ebbd2f83335769170e77f3324477912fe404bfeb83eb04e4e4776c?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/42b6e06276ebbd2f83335769170e77f3324477912fe404bfeb83eb04e4e4776c?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/42b6e06276ebbd2f83335769170e77f3324477912fe404bfeb83eb04e4e4776c?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Kelli M Wheeler\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/momservations.com\\\/index.php\\\/author\\\/kellimwheeler\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"5 YOLO Resolutions for 2016 - Kelli M. Wheeler","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/index.php\/2016\/01\/06\/5-yolo-resolutions-for-2016\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"5 YOLO Resolutions for 2016 - Kelli M. Wheeler","og_description":"What would you do to live a life of no regrets?","og_url":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/index.php\/2016\/01\/06\/5-yolo-resolutions-for-2016\/","og_site_name":"Kelli M. Wheeler","article_published_time":"2016-01-06T18:57:31+00:00","author":"Kelli M Wheeler","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Kelli M Wheeler","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/index.php\/2016\/01\/06\/5-yolo-resolutions-for-2016\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/index.php\/2016\/01\/06\/5-yolo-resolutions-for-2016\/"},"author":{"name":"Kelli M Wheeler","@id":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/#\/schema\/person\/ef0acae18761d7be1529ccf2d4d99f43"},"headline":"5 YOLO Resolutions for 2016","datePublished":"2016-01-06T18:57:31+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/index.php\/2016\/01\/06\/5-yolo-resolutions-for-2016\/"},"wordCount":650,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/index.php\/2016\/01\/06\/5-yolo-resolutions-for-2016\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"","keywords":["best mom blogs","family","Garth Brooks","If Tomorrow Never Comes","Kelli Wheeler","kids","live like you were dying","momservations","New Year's resolutions","new years resolutions for 2016","no regrets","parenting","teens","tips for living a life of no regrets","YOLO","YOLO resolutions"],"articleSection":["Tips &amp; Tricks"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/momservations.com\/index.php\/2016\/01\/06\/5-yolo-resolutions-for-2016\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/index.php\/2016\/01\/06\/5-yolo-resolutions-for-2016\/","url":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/index.php\/2016\/01\/06\/5-yolo-resolutions-for-2016\/","name":"5 YOLO Resolutions for 2016 - Kelli M. Wheeler","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/index.php\/2016\/01\/06\/5-yolo-resolutions-for-2016\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/index.php\/2016\/01\/06\/5-yolo-resolutions-for-2016\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"","datePublished":"2016-01-06T18:57:31+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/#\/schema\/person\/ef0acae18761d7be1529ccf2d4d99f43"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/index.php\/2016\/01\/06\/5-yolo-resolutions-for-2016\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/momservations.com\/index.php\/2016\/01\/06\/5-yolo-resolutions-for-2016\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/index.php\/2016\/01\/06\/5-yolo-resolutions-for-2016\/#primaryimage","url":"","contentUrl":""},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/index.php\/2016\/01\/06\/5-yolo-resolutions-for-2016\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"5 YOLO Resolutions for 2016"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/","name":"Kelli M. Wheeler","description":"AUTHOR -WRITING INSTRUCTOR \u2013 PUBLISHER \u2013 FREELANCE WRITER\/EDITOR \u2013 FAMILY COLUMNIST","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/#\/schema\/person\/ef0acae18761d7be1529ccf2d4d99f43","name":"Kelli M Wheeler","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/42b6e06276ebbd2f83335769170e77f3324477912fe404bfeb83eb04e4e4776c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/42b6e06276ebbd2f83335769170e77f3324477912fe404bfeb83eb04e4e4776c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/42b6e06276ebbd2f83335769170e77f3324477912fe404bfeb83eb04e4e4776c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Kelli M Wheeler"},"url":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/index.php\/author\/kellimwheeler\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14009","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14009"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14009\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14009"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14009"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14009"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}