Every year, we make this 'promise' to ourselves that we will go to the gym more, eat healthier, stop spending etc, and every year we fail. Whilst I do think its good to look at your life and see how you can improve, I don't think we should wait for one day a year to try to change our lives. Of course, if making resolutions works for you, the. go for it! This post isn’t here to offend anyone, these are just my personal thoughts :) While I am a self renounced pessimist, every year I see in the new year and think ‘I wonder what’s going to happen this year’, which as you can imagine, isn’t the most merry. Personally, I’ve not found 2017 as bad as others, this is the happiest I’ve been in 6 years, and I wouldn’t change it. New Years resolutions are all about what you think you should do, rather than what you actually want to do. Too often, resolutions are decided upon by looking at other people’s expectations or by reading a magazine that tells you what you should want. Forget about what you or other people think you ought to be doing and look at what you really want. I don’t think we should have to feel like we should make a resolution for the new year. I think we should be constantly evaluating how we can improve, whether that’s with our physical or mental health The one thing I would like to try and do more is to integrate more positivity into my life, I want to cut all toxic friendships, and really focus on me. I want to be the best version of myself - and with this new found confidence I really believe I can be. My personal growth doesn’t follow calendar time. I absolutely believe in making improvements, setting goals and implementing disciplines. However my need for that kind of structure rarely shows up on January 1. For me, growth means paying attention to what is needed during and given season - or moment, and adjusting as I go.
I refuse to set myself up for failure. As a recovering perfectionist, I am very susceptible to the ‘I failed’ message. Making an unrealistic promise to do (or not do) something for a year or my entire life, feels like an invitation to be mean to myself when I’m unable to deliver. Instead of resolutions, I’ve recently embraced the trend of choosing a word for the new year. For 2017, my word was “expand.” I held this word in my thoughts and brought it to mind throughout the months. I was intentional about challenging myself to expand in new ways, and I made a point to observe the ways I did. I don’t know what my word for 2018 will be, and I’m not rushing into choosing one, but I’m not dreading this year like I used to. That’s all for today! Thank you for all of the support recently, don’t forget to subscribe, and have a great 2018! See you soon, Em xx
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