I spent my childhood resolving to learn to ride a bike in the upcoming year. For about ten of those years I knew how to ride a bike, but I couldn’t be arsed to make a new resolution. Resolutions fizzle out to young women making a note to themselves to lose weight or to get slim, and often to get a man or to get a promotion. No offence, but I think they’re silly. A few years ago I read a tumblr post about making new year wishes. I haven’t looked back.
I make wishes not resolutions. I wish to have a better year, I wish to be successful in my endeavours. I do not force myself to do anything. I gave up many years ago wishing to lose weight or to be healthier. By wishing I allow myself much more achievable goals. For example. A new year wish I have made for 2015 is to look after myself. Whatever that entails. If buying a new bag is what it takes to make myself feel better then so be it.
You’re probably wondering ‘if her wishes are that vague then what are the rest of them like?’. Funny you should ask:
Work Hard
Save Money
Have Fun
Get the Grades
Go Out More
Make Friends
Look After Myself
Worry Less
Do Whatever the Hell I Want
Leave my Mark
They may not seem appropriate for you but I am an 18 year old female student. What you want is individual to you. Make a list of what you want and go for it. You don’t have to tell everyone, you just need to know what they are.
If you need suggestions, feel free to use some of mine. Other than that, think not of what went horribly wrong this year, but want went right. Is there an aspect of your life you want to continue? I want to make friends and meet people because I’m new to my city and to my university. You may want to do the same or you may want to maintain relationships or rekindle them.
I don’t mean to sound too Psychic Sally but I think the bringing in of the New Year is important. Many of my friends and family go to bed like it’s a normal night. I have had so many ups and downs in the past few years and I’ve had some lot of bad New Year’s (crying in the ladies toilets) and a lot of great New Year’s (dancing around the front room with my brother). The New Year is not a fad or a phase. It is what it is – the start of a new year. It’s a new chance. This year is the year I work on myself and create the person I want to be. This all sounds terribly airy fairy but think on it, it can’t be worse than cheating yourself into thinking you need to relearn how to ride a bike.
Happy New Year!
taktarts 