New Beginnings [A New Way to look at the New Year]

Can I just say that I hate New Years? Okay, okay…before I go any further, let me tell you that when I started this blog, I promised myself that I wouldn’t be one of those angry writers who just blogs to bitch. So let me reassure you, this is not what I am here to do, however, I have to say I hate January 1^st and all of the pressure it brings. There is so much fuss about resolutions and so much pressure to make a change in one’s life; to have this amazing resolution and believe that this is going to be the year. The year that “I am going to lose twenty pounds” or the year that “I am going to come out of my shell, put myself out there and meet the ‘one’”.  Let me back up and say I am all for aspirations and for dreaming but the problem that I have with this holiday is that it reinforces the idea that we should strive to make a change just this one time each year. Why can’t we look for that inspiration at the beginning of each day not just at the beginning of each year? Why do we need a new year to start fresh? Why can’t we make changes every day? Maybe make it a goal to snack more throughout the day rather than eating three large meals. Or how about make it a goal to put yourself out there a little bit each day to build up to the confidence level that it would take to put yourself out there. Believe me, I know this is so much easier said than done but I really feel as if we all tried to make every day the first day, we would get a little further in our goals and in our resolutions. With all this said, I challenge you to find a resolution each day and take a small step toward something. Whether it be setting aside more time for yourself each day or doing laundry more often, I believe taking one step at a time, making each day new year’s day, we could all go further.

I decided to take on my own challenge and make every day a day of inspiration and a day of resolution. My ultimate goal is to somehow, someday change the world. This is such a long shot but I decided to take my own advice and take a small step each day toward this goal instead of looking at this idea as one overwhelming task. That being said, each day I have decided to make at least five people smile. In our society, everything is so “me” focused. We ask the questions…how is this going to help me? How is this going to affect me? Although we all know, “me” time is important in moderation, it’s time to put this constant “me” mindset aside and ask how our actions will affect others. I am not suggesting a difference will be made overnight but maybe a couple of small steps will lead to something that we can really see change in, something big for everyone. Because after all, each other is all that we have.