Twenty Sixteen.
I officially rang in the new year asleep. Mono will do that to you. Day 16 (by my best estimate)! But before I hang my head low in shame, I did have a rather enjoyable yet unexpected NYE. I went to a house party with my friend at her sister's place, reconnected with a boy I went on a few dates with a year ago, and relished just being around people. Mono is a rather lonely illness.
So here we are in the new year and though I didn't wake up feeling completely refreshed and anew, I did start off the morning with a sense of peace. 2015 for all its glory (or ugliness) is now completely in the past. I keep trying to figure out what 2015 was the year of. 2013 was the year of transition and 2014 was the year of loss. I looked back and had dubbed 2015 the year of gain and in many ways it was. Both professionally and personally, I gained some clarity and perspective, took major steps forward in both categories and gained some peace in my heart. I also gained a lot of new relationships. I think what holds me back from declaring 2015 the year of gain is I didn't gain as much resolution in my heart as I hoped I would. But do you throw the baby out with the bathwater? Probably not. So for all practical purposes, 2015 was the year of gain. Then again, playing devil's advocate, does the entire year need to be summed up by one word? Maybe 2015 was the year that happened. The year that brought me to today.
The new year. 2016. I'm looking forward to what this year has in store and more importantly, looking forward to living on the page and not focusing so much on what the next chapter holds (or when it will be). I'm more interested in just being in the moment than mapping out what trips are on the horizon or what check boxes I need to hit. I'm hoping to reduce the worry and quiet the noise and focus on the things and people that matter without overcommitting or overextending myself. I want to celebrate what life brings my way and focus on me and not how others are living their lives. I'm starting off this new year with excitement. What's the overall theme? What will my goals be? Any resolutions? Big questions to answer in the next couple days. Luckily for me, I've got plenty of time to mull over them while I'm continuing to rest and refresh before returning to work on Monday.
Happy New Year.
So here we are in the new year and though I didn't wake up feeling completely refreshed and anew, I did start off the morning with a sense of peace. 2015 for all its glory (or ugliness) is now completely in the past. I keep trying to figure out what 2015 was the year of. 2013 was the year of transition and 2014 was the year of loss. I looked back and had dubbed 2015 the year of gain and in many ways it was. Both professionally and personally, I gained some clarity and perspective, took major steps forward in both categories and gained some peace in my heart. I also gained a lot of new relationships. I think what holds me back from declaring 2015 the year of gain is I didn't gain as much resolution in my heart as I hoped I would. But do you throw the baby out with the bathwater? Probably not. So for all practical purposes, 2015 was the year of gain. Then again, playing devil's advocate, does the entire year need to be summed up by one word? Maybe 2015 was the year that happened. The year that brought me to today.
The new year. 2016. I'm looking forward to what this year has in store and more importantly, looking forward to living on the page and not focusing so much on what the next chapter holds (or when it will be). I'm more interested in just being in the moment than mapping out what trips are on the horizon or what check boxes I need to hit. I'm hoping to reduce the worry and quiet the noise and focus on the things and people that matter without overcommitting or overextending myself. I want to celebrate what life brings my way and focus on me and not how others are living their lives. I'm starting off this new year with excitement. What's the overall theme? What will my goals be? Any resolutions? Big questions to answer in the next couple days. Luckily for me, I've got plenty of time to mull over them while I'm continuing to rest and refresh before returning to work on Monday.
Happy New Year.
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