I know it's trite because everyone says it about everything, but I'm really going to make this year my bitch. 2010 was... well, it wasn't horrendous for me personally, but between the ongoing health scares before the IBS diagnosis which led to the depression (never mind losing my best friends to another province, which is STILL weighing so heavily on my mind that I haven't been able to write about their going away dinner on the 23rd or how this is the first New Year's Eve I've spent without them in more years than I care to count), I'm not sorry to see it go.
I feel like I have a better handle on managing stress and anxiety, and I'm making strides in letting go of my overwhelmingly damaging perfectionist tendencies. I've even made considerable progress in not being so damned nasty to myself by cutting out the vast majority of negative self-talk (yeah, yeah, yeah: I sound like Dr. Phil - suck it).
However, this upcoming year is going to be that stereotypical Year! Of! Me! As I said in my last post, I don't really have anything concrete in mind - I'm learning that being too rigid in my plans generally leads to me ending up frustrated and feeling like a failure if they deviate even the slightest, so we're going at this all loosey goosey (HUGE for me, people). I have a list of things I'd like to do more of (get more sleep, relax, do yoga, practice appreciation, seek happiness, take care of me first so I can better care for others - y'know, dippy hippy stuff), but I'm going the route of selecting one word to focus on in 2011...
...mostly to myself, but where everyone is concerned.
So, yeah. I'm being all cliché and trite and stereotypical and declaring that THIS YEAR will be MY year. 2011 will be my bitch. Now, who's with me? :)
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Love, I fully support the year of Making It Our Bitch being this year... Lord knows we've earned the right to try like hell to be as happy as any two people can be :) I'm on your side, and you're on mine... stronger that way ;) xxoo
ReplyDeleteI like the one-word resolution. I think mine will be "action". Stop talking about things I want to do, or need to do, or should do, or could do, or might do...and freaking do it already! Less talking, more doing. The only thing holding me back is myself!
ReplyDeleteI love you. 2010 was. . . well, ya, it kind of sucked BUT you needed to get through all that shit to get to 2011 where you are going to DOMINATE! There is no doubt in my mind that the New Year will bring much better things for you. Plus, if things start sliding, I'll just drive up for a visit.
ReplyDeleteIt's been so great meeting you and know that I love you! *hugs* and Happy New Year!
I like this. I want to do it. I've been out of control, mentally, and now my health is in the crapper. Bottom line: it's high time.
ReplyDeleteKindness toward yourself sounds like the best goal ever. Leads to kindness towards others, I imagine.
ReplyDeleteExcellent resolution. Kindness is crucial. 2010 had high and low times for me. Hoping for a much more evenly-awesome 2011!
ReplyDelete*HUGS*