As you may know if you have been reading my blog posts long enough, I don’t really do resolutions per se. I am more about changing a behavior or something along that vein. Last year’s word for 2019 was Simplify.
My word for 2020 is Change.
Last year was a hard year for me mentally. I feel like with the new decade right in front of us, I feel the need for a change. Old patterns need to go. The ruts need to beclimbed out of. The mindset needs to alter.
A shift is happening within me and I am welcoming it.What all of this encompasses, is still part of the road map that I am experimenting with and attempting to figure out. But friends, I feel lighter somehow. Already. Iconversion from old ways of looking at things to new and improved ways of figuring things out.
I have dreams that are taking shape in my mind, outlines at best, but the picutures are attempting to form. It will require me to get out of my comfort zone, and for once I am okay with that.
I don’t feel any trepidation, just hopefulness.
And that I feel, encompasses change. Don’t you think?
2020 brings the promise of something new, my friends.
Are you more of a goal-setting sort of person, or did you too choose a word to encompass this year?
I love your word, Mackenzie. Because I am obviously slow some days, it wasn’t until year-end that I realized we were saying good-bye to a decade and ushering in a new one. It hit me hard because the 2010’s really were a mixed bag. I went through a hard depression that took a long time to overcome (I use overcome loosely but you understand) and feel like I lost a decade professionally and personally. I’ve been wallowing in that (more about my 30s not being super awesome but same thing) and I need to let it go. I can’t change what happened, which wasn’t all my fault either, but I can choose to move forward with purpose and reclaim this decade. I glad you’re feeling stronger and positive and looking forward to change, which isn’t always easy and frankly is half the battle to achieving whatever change you seek. You know that I’m cheering you on and I can’t wait to see what changes you have in store. And always, I support more creative writing, in whatever format, from you because you are one of my favorite writers. Let’s make the 2020’s our decade!!!!!!
Thank you for your impactful comment Tanya 🙂
We just put so much pressure on ourselves as women, and we replay scenarios in our head when things don’t pan out quite the way we want them to. I do this as well. I try to get better at recognizing when I am ruminating and not being healthy about it, and I admit that some days are harder than others. But I try to remember the phrase “every day is a gift”. Not sure where I heard that, or if I read it somewhere, but I try to be cognizant of those words and remember that.
Yes, let’s make the 202’s our decade!!!! 😀