Sooooo... It's mid January.
I've just awakened from the plague that's kept me bed bound from January 1st (which may or may not have anything to do with the fact that I continued to eat, drink and be VERY merry when I had a chest infection over the holidays... Lets say it wasn't).
So now I'm not feeling like death and wearing real people clothing again, it's now my time to do that traditional thing every new year were you re-evaluate your life and come up with new rules to try to live by for the whole year... which evidently are always patched by February.
My resolutions are always the usual; lose weight, drink more water, exercise more, try to be happier, blah blah blahhh. And then I realised, A REVELATION, if you will...
Why limit these resolutions to one year (or in my case, one month).
I tend to start things and never finish them within a time frame, because I am given that specific time frame. For those that know me, if I'm given a rule- I'll most likely break it, or if i'm given a task to do within a certain amount of time, chances are I'll complete it, but only after said time. Mum calls it defiance... I like to think of it as independence.
This wonderous revelation about myself has taught me that yeh, it's cool to make these "New Year Resolutions" but it's okay to give yourself more than just the year (or month) to complete them!
I mean, who really says on Hogmanay;
"so Stace, did you stick to your New years resolutions from Jan 1st this year?"
"Nah mate, did I FUCK! Went for a run once and thought, patch that. So I'm 5lbs heavier than I was last Hogmanay. Ah well... always next year, Cheers!"
My other revelation relating to this is time.
We seem to have a lot of it in a whole year, yet it seems to go by a lot quicker as we get older.
I've always had an issue with time, myself.
Running late, thinking I have more than I actually do and then panicking because I feel like I'm running out of it.
I used to have this picture in my head of how my life would be and what I'd achieved according to what age I am buuuuut it's not really worked out according to that plan! Which used to panic me further, but then I have since realised that the older I get, the more my perspectives and priorities change. And that's okay!
And I think I'm finally okay with that.
So, here are the REVELATIONS I learned about myself in 2015, and a few of my RESOLUTIONS, which may or may not be completed in 2016...
REVELATIONS
- It's okay to break the rules. Life is what you make it.
- Don't restrict your goals to time limits. Take your time!
- Don't be afraid to take chances or risks.
RESOLUTIONS
- See more of the World. Make a list of the places I want to visit!
- Try new things - from food to fun!
- Learn a new skill.
- Figure out a career path.
These may take time, but it's time I'm willing to invest.
Stace x
