Now I know what you're thinking, is this another New Year's Resolution post where you decide that over the space of one night's sleep that you will somehow wake up and have a complete new look and/or personality makeover? The answer to your question is no. This post is going to be about my previous resolutions, experience and why they can actually make you feel worse.
Every year I make the same old resolutions and before I know it I've not done them and am feeling even crappier about myself than I did before. Don't get me wrong, I'm normally a very happy person who really appreciates the little things in life, I have a amazing family, some great friends and I try to think of all the other things that are going on in the world other than myself but sometimes you can't help but hear that little voice in your head saying how you could be so much better and happier if you: looked a certain way, behaved differently or did things other people did like travel, live in a big city etc. But why? And why does myself, and anyone else who makes New Year's Resolutions feel that they can magically become a completely different person in just one night and that by becoming this "new person" that their lives will be so, so much better?
So here is a list of my New Year's Resolutions:
This year I will:
- Be more confident
- Get into better shape so I will feel more confident
- Be happy with my body and how I look (obviously after completing no. 2)
- Not put up with rude, impolite, thoughtless, unreliable, uncaring or selfish behaviour from friends, family or the general public - and have more respect for myself and the person I am.
- BE MORE CONFIDENT!!!!!!!!
But already, in just the early days of February I've been hard on myself after being ill and "interrupting" my running and fitness regime, therefore abandoning the first 3 of my resolutions on not being confident, appreciating myself or getting fitter. I've forgiven thoughtless and selfish behaviour from friends and family members multiple times and I'm not feeling in any way, shape or form confident.... What a great way to start the new year right? And I've been making these same old, silly rules for myself for years and years.
So this year I'm abandoning these stupid resolutions early and will work on my overall self at my own pace, properly (and I will not expect to wake up tomorrow feeling like a completely different me) I will simply just enjoy myself and this new year.
It doesn't have to be the beginning of a new year to make a change, its just a day like any other so leave the pressure in 2016, along with your not so new New Year's Resolutions and just enjoy 2017 and the years to come too!
Gigi xox
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