Wednesday, January 4, 2017

Resolutions

Jan 4th 2017

I have found myself in bed since yesterday afternoon.  It has given me more time to reflect on my resolutions for the year.  I don't believe in the traditional new years resolutions.  Instead I have been making life resolutions throughout the year.  I am focusing on me and making a better me.  My point is why wait.  I wanted to make a change in my life.  No time is better than the present. 

Last year I wanted to lose weight, keep a journal and such.  I did lose some.  I began eating better. Exercising more and longer. It wasn't enough to stick.  So this year I wanted to make some improvements. 

Instead of waiting until the first of the year, I started a few months ago.  I began walking a minimum of 5 days a week.  I started an ab, sit-up and squat challenge. I began not only keeping an electronic calendar but also a paper calendar.  Two weeks before Christmas, I began journaling again. On the spur of the moment I went on a date 2 days before the new year. On new years eve I agreed to go to the restaurant where my date works.  I took friends who always say one day we are going to do something different.  We had a great time. 

My resolutions for my life are to travel more,  go and do things, have quality experiences and to lead a healthier lifestyle.  Above all I don't want to dream my life. I will live my dream. 



Tuesday, January 3, 2017

2017 is going to be my year.

It is 9:30 p.m. Sunday evening on the first day of the year.  Whew, I made it through 2016.  Truly, there was never a question of if I was going to make it.  The question was how I was going to make it.

Throughout the year I have lost, loved, fought, worked so much that I often did not know who I was, laughed, cried and been defeated.  In this moment however, none of that matters.  What matters is that I learned and grew.

This time last year I was home in bed and relishing a few more days off from the school.  Tonight I am home in bed dreading the fact that I don't have those days.

In the past year, I took on more of a role at school.  I took more active role in DoTerra. I let go of a relationship.  I voiced my thoughts. I went out of my comfort zone to meet new people.
This year I want to expand on the abundance that I have been given.  I don't mean monetary.  I am talking about all the souls that I have met and experiences I have had. I also will be writing and reading more.  I am focused on finding someone to share my life but am in no hurry.  I have learned being selective is important.

2017 began in the company of friends.  I had not originally planned the evening like that but it was the best idea.  Normally I am sleep when the new year begins.  This year my friends and I went to a restaurant at the suggestion of my date Thursday night. It turned out to be a great night.  I hope to do things like this much more in the year.