Here we go again, another blog about the new year of 2023. If you’re like me and millions of others in the world, you went into this new year feeling inspired with your new list of goals you hope to accomplish. My goals for this year aren’t necessarily ‘New Year Resolutions’, but they focus on creating a healthier and happier me in all aspects of my life.
If you know me, there are a million different lives that I would love to live. Reality is, that this is impossible to accomplish within my short lifetime. Going into this year, I really had to focus in on obtainable goals and what those will look like for MY life. However, I will always be a dreamer, so a few of my goals may not be easily attainable or ever reached, but what’s a life without big dreams?
Now I won’t bore you with my many list of goals I have for myself. Instead, I wanted to focus this blog on the process, and how it isn’t always perfect. Yes, I know it is only the first month of the year, but I am already behind in the progress I thought I would have made for myself. I went into January feeling super positive and motivated, but as the month has gone on, I’ve faced some personal disruptions in my goal plans. These include moving to a new area that took some time adjusting to, having an eye reaction that caused me to not be able to see, and food poisoning. Lovely start to the year, but it could always be much worse. I’ve had to give myself some grace and realize that I can’t do everything I’ve ever dreamed of at once, no matter how hard I try. Life will always happen and get in the way, and nothing ever goes perfectly as planned. As a control freak like me, this has been difficult to come to terms with and still work on daily.
BUT, after sitting back and realizing this with my therapist, I am again feeling motivated and inspired to work towards the goals I want to accomplish this year. Not only this, but I have begun to really focus on trying to enjoy and be in the present as much as possible. One of my biggest issues is that I am always focused on the end destination of my career, personal life, relationships, hobbies, and not the journey. Fact is, there is no way possible that I can for sure predict where I will be in ten years, much less five in any of these aspects. Although it is important to be mindful of the future, I can’t let the unknown scare the living crap out of me to where I can’t enjoy the present. I’ll never be as young as I am today again, so I need to quit rushing my life and enjoy every moment.
This being said, I am ready to throw out the overthinking, stressed about the future Elizabeth and get back to living in every moment. This is my most important goal for myself this year, and I hope that by the time 2024 rolls around, I can see significant progress. Luckily, I have an amazing support system of friends and family who inspire me to do this every day. To all who stumble upon this, I wish you the best year of your life and hope that you too can be present. If you relate to me at all, I am rooting for you every step of your journey! And even if there are some roadblocks in the way, I hope you find the strength to see the beauty in every day.
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