As the new year begins, many of us begin working on resolutions. It is very often a "new year, new me" mentality that people start their year off with. I'm not feeling that vibe this year. I am very proud of how I evolved as a person over the past year. Many things changed. I changed. I returned to things that I love that I'd let go. I put myself first. I rekindled many friendships. It was a very good year overall, despite the hardships that I faced personally and emotionally. I am stronger than I give myself credit very often. So, this year is not a year for a new me. It is going to be a year of building on the old me. I like the old me that I have rediscovered, and I have learned that it is a great foundation to build upon.
I prefer to use the term "goals" instead of "resolutions". For me, and I know this is just my interpretation, a goal is something that I can work towards and if I don't achieve the goal by year's end, I can still work on it. A resolution, if unobtained by year's end, is a failure. I don't have time for that, so I choose goals. It's a slight thing, I realize, but that's just me. And I do have some goals for this year. I want to work on balancing things more. Even though I am busy working full time and going to school full time, I really need to balance that with some kind of life beyond those things. I know that will be good for my mental and physical health. I want that to involve more time with friends, doing the things that I enjoy, maybe even some day trips or weekend travel. I just need something to look forward to.
I want to finish school this year. I have the potential to finish by the end of the summer. Once that is done, I will start looking to expand my career options. I have no idea where that might take me but I am totally open to so many possibilities. And I do have those typical goals everyone makes each year: exercise more, eat healthier, get out of debt, buy a house, etc. I will make a concerted effort to work on those as well. I need to take it a little at a time so that I do not overwhelm myself and just give up. Little achievements are really huge in the long run. So, we shall see what happens this coming year. I am very excited to explore my life again. And, like I said, I'm proud of what my life has been like over the last year and am very much looking forward to building on that foundation.
That is all.
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