I’m gearing up for 2016, and in looking back over the last twelve months, I’m happy with my accomplishments and the progress in personal growth that I’ve seen in myself. I’ve definitely been pushed past where I ever thought I would be. And, in the process, have learned more about myself and the type of person that I want to be. I’m looking forward to 2016. This will be my year!
There are so many things I want to do and accomplish that it
was hard to narrow down my resolutions/goals list to something that was within
reason. I’m very impatient and would
prefer to just tackle everything at once and get it over with. But, it’s more the journey than the
destination, right? My biggest goal for
2016 is to find love. It may not be in
the way that I choose because it seems like fate plays a hand in whether or not
we meet that right person. But, maybe it
will be in loving myself more and finding an inner peace. Regardless, I’m not going to let life happen
to me anymore. I’m taking control.
2016 Resolutions:
Live more like
Jesus. Lately I’ve been very angry
and resentful, and I don’t discriminate.
It seems like I’m angry at everyone and everything. But, the only thing that seems to calm my
anger and put me in the right frame of mind is to ask myself, “WWJD?”
Read more classic
novels. I’m not sure how realistic
it is to read a book a month, but depending on the size, I think it’s something
that I can accomplish. If it’s Anna
Karenina I’ll give myself 2 months. LOL.
Find balance. I’m looking for more balance in my life. I tend to focus so much on one thing at a
time that I need to look at the bigger picture and do a better job of keeping
everything in line. I’ve definitely
missed out on opportunities in the past because of this way of thinking.
Take more time off
from work. This year I’m losing over
15 days of vacation time. I know, I
know. My own fault. I can’t let myself feel guilty for taking
days off.
Find cheap
tickets/flights to anywhere.
Traveling is always something that I’ve wanted to do. Last summer I had the opportunity to visit my
bestie in Europe, and it was AMAZING. I
hope to do more of that next year. This
world, with all its issues, is a beautiful place, and I want to
experience the many different walks of life.
Listen to more music. I’m way too attached to the T.V. I don’t even have cable, but Netflix is still
just as bad. It’s so easy to binge watch
a show, and the lack of commercials is glorious.
Gain control of my
finances. Really my finances aren’t
that bad. But, I could definitely take
some more risk as far as making myself more money. It’s been frustrating living in a duel income
society as a single. I’ve watched my
friends be able to afford things I can’t simply because they have double the
income.
Get out more. This is one that I’ve been telling myself
I’ll do more of for what seems like forever.
I figure getting out at least once a month is a more than reasonable
goal. It will force me to socialize and
hopefully get past some of my social anxiety issues. It’s so easy and comfortable being a
hermit. But, that’s not going to get me
where I want to be in life.
Try something new
every month. There are a lot of
things that I promised myself I would explore and get more involved in after I
completed my master’s program.
Unfortunately, I graduated 5 years ago, and many of those things are
still a wishful thought in the back of my mind.
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