Now that we're finally in 2019 and most of us working adults are back to the 9-5, I find myself thinking back to the holidays and how quickly everything flew by. The holiday season has always held a special place in my life. Family is a huge part of my being and my foundation and this is the one time of year everyone is back and free to relax and be together. From Thanksgiving to Christmas to the New Year, for a good month or so, everything just feels right again.
So many changes happen year to year, but what stays consistent is the holidays and the warmth it brings me. No matter what kind of arguments or disagreements you have with your family, everything gets put on the back burner and you try to focus on the company of your loved ones. I found it especially hard to leave home this time around after New Years. I was laying in my bed at my parents house just thinking about how quickly time has flown by and how the days of dinners with friends, festivity with family, and adventures had come to an end in a blink of an eye. This holiday season was one of my favorite by far but before I even got a chance to appreciate it, it was over. With all this, I can only be grateful that I was able to share so many laughs and smiles with those I love.
As we come into the new year, we can always say things like "New year, new me!" But if you really think about it, time and years are a human construct and ultimately, it's just another day. Just because we put a label on it doesn't necessarily give it more weight than the other hundreds of days of the year. Even so, it gives us that yearly push to set resolutions for ourselves, big or small. But new year resolutions should not be seen as goals to drop once failed. You should not stop trying if it gets hard and just say, "I'll try again next year." Why waste time and wait for a new year to come back around? Don't limit yourself by using the New Year as a starting point. If things get hard, take a break, reevaluate, and get ready to pick it back up; you don't need to wait another year. With that, what I find helps is setting small or realistic goals, things that are feasibly attained. This can be something like getting up 10 minutes earlier every day to meditate before you start your day. Or cutting back on sugar by drinking tea instead of coffee everyday and switching out desserts for fruit at meals. But if you set yourself up for a difficult resolution, finding others to motivate you or work with you towards the destination can really help keep you on track. A common goal would be weight loss. It takes so much self control and restraint that most of us crumble within the first few weeks. In this case, it helps to have a friend keep you accountable by checking on your progress or even having a friend go through the journey with you. No matter what your goals are, never stop running towards them, even if you may slip or stumble on the way. A new year is as good as any to accomplish your goals but don't give up and postpone your aspirations.
Thanks for reading through my holiday ramblings! Happy 2019 everyone!
Take it easy~
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