A Quick Guide on New Years Goals

a letter to my future self:

2017 was a rough year to sum it up into a sentence.  With any roller coaster ride of a year you have ups and downs and lessons that were learned.  Over these 365 days these are the 23 things I have learned and the things I will carry with me into the new year.

1.  Stop pretending to be someone you are not or someone that someone else makes you out to be.  You don’t have to impress anyone, but you.  If someone’s expectations are different, let them be different.  Be you — through and through.
2. Keep your feet grounded.  Not literally, but hold onto the concept that the ground is a support for the times that are shakey.
3. Breathe.  Go outside, take a walk and breathe.  Appreciate the blue sky and the air around you.
4. Remind yourself that life is beautiful even in what seems like a disaster.
5. Be a genuine human.
6. Tell the people you love you love them and mean it.
7. Do something that scares you.
8. Push through the pain; in the end the pain will fade, you will heal and be okay.
9. Day dream and set goals for those dreams.
10. Hold on to hope.  You might not feel like it is there, but it is.  Trust me.
11. Dance in the street with strangers or friends because life is short.
12. Be the light in the darkest places.
13. Do one thing a day that makes you happy.
14. It’s not your responsibility to fix anyone.
15. Try your best. Always.
16. Remember tomorrow is always a new start and a fresh new day.
17. Learn something new.
18. You are alright. (In the words of my bestie, “you got this”. And P.S. you do.)
19. Life is hard, but you are stronger than the hard times.
20. Turn your music up and blast your speakers.  Let the music take over and be free.
21. You are an awesome human (who cares if your weird or what other people think).
22. Meditate daily.  Even if it is for five minutes.  Take a minute for yourself.
23. Let it go. Whatever it is, let it go and let God.

None of that “new year, new me” stuff.  We are still the same people we might just have new scars or beauty marks in this new year, but we have a fresh start for new memories (good or bad) and those memories are what you make it. Cheers to a new year!

xo,

kai

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