Well, it’s that time again… time for me to write a blog post about how I have all these resolutions… and then blatantly ignore it.
This year, I’m trying something a little bit different. none of that “I’m going to lose ten pounds” crap… although now that I think about it, I should probably get on that one too. And none of the cliched “I’m going to stop biting my nails.”
I gave up on that one years ago.
No, this year’s resolutions are a little bit different. And they’re all mine.
this year, i resolve to walk, even when my feet hurt. Because it means that I’m capable of walking. Because it means I have shoes to walk in. Because it means I have somewhere to go.
this year, i resolve to say hi. Because that one word opens up so many doors. New friends, new lovers. Because it offers so much opportunity. Because it is the hardest and the easiest word to say. (I also reserve the right to turn around and say goodbye.)
this year i resolve to say yes. To people. To challenges. To adventures. Because I am not going to be afraid to say yes to something new.
this year, i resolve to give back. Because it means that I have something that someone else wants. Because I have the time and the resources to give back to a community: a coffee for a homeless person, an hour at an animal sanctuary, ten minutes to help someone get to the train station.
this year, i resolve to have more adventures. Because that’s what I told myself in 2015 and it was an awesome year. Because I’m 30 and I can. Because adventures are what make my world go round.
this year, i resolve to stay passionate. Because if I’m not passionate about it, it doesn’t deserve to be in my life. Because I am a passionate person. And because passion can be for so many things.
this year, i resolve to tell people i love them. Because there are so many people in my life that I love. And they are not here. Friends, family, dogs. It can be so hard to be on the other side of the world, but the simple words “I love you” can bring a smile to someone’s face, even over the phone.
this year, i resolve to embrace change. Because change is inevitable. Because change will make me who I am going to be. Because change is a good thing. And because by changing myself, or my plans, I can change the world.
this year, i resolve to be the best me that i can be. Because I spent too many years trying to be the me that I thought someone else wanted me to be. Because I am not someone else, I am me. And because it is my life, and I don’t want to spend it living for someone else.
what are your new year resolutions?
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