With that in mind...Hello 2013! I have to say that I'm glad 2012 is over. While I would put 2012 generally in the "great year" pile, there were definitely some really hard parts of 2012 and on Monday I was happy to close the 2012 chapter of my life and open up the 2013 one. I feel this coming year will be a year of new beginnings. I have no idea what that means or how that will look, but you know what? I'm okay with that. The following is my only New Years Resolution for 2013:
Do what makes me happy.
Plain and simple. In 2013 I am going to do what makes me happy. Whatever that is. No matter what others think. (I can say that confidently because I know I'm a good, sane person). Too much in my life I worry about what other people will think. Sometimes I let people's opinions confuse me and I start to second guess my own instincts. I struggle with idealizing situations and playing out scenarios, relationships, etc. to where I think they need to go instead of just enjoying them. Starting now (and really starting a couple months ago), I'm doing what makes me happy, whatever that means, for right now. And I'll gut check myself as I go. If something no longer feels right then it's time to move on from it. This year is about me. About grabbing hold of the adventure of life, of what I want out if it, with reckless abandonment and enjoying every moment of it. The freedom to say yes paired with the freedom to say no and know I don't have to explain either one to anyone else but myself. I'm looking forward to 2013. I think this new outlook on life will serve me well.
