Out with the old, in with the new. A fresh start. A chance to improve ones self, make better choices, be happier and healthier...doesn't everyone start the New Year with high hopes for a better year to come? For a month or two we really are mindful of our actions and try hard to follows through with our New Years Resolutions, but then, many of us "fall off the wagon" and revert back to our previous selves. Ever wonder why that is? I have. I can't answer for anyone but myself; I don't like change and it takes a while for me to adjust to any sort of change, big or small. Sometimes it's just easier to "do what I know" or what is familiar and comfortable. So why make a resolution? Why not just try to be the best YOU every day? That is what I'm going to try to do. Will I make a not so great choice once in a while? I sure will! I am human, plain and simple.
My plan is to focus on taking better care of ME so that I can be a better mom, wife, daughter, sister, friend....a better ME. I've learned over the last year or so that I do have limitations, physically and mentally, and that is OK. I can not do everything for everyone and that's OK too. Taking care of ME does not make me selfish or a bad person. I am only human.
Many obstacles have been thrown my way over the last few years and I let the negative overtake the positive. I've felt hurt and used by people that I care about, received terrible news about people that I love dearly, have seen loss, been through separations that broke my heart.....the most recent obstacle, my health. I've just gotten too good at neglecting ME.
Luckily, I've really been giving my life a lot of thought and have learned to relay on my God more and more; that brings me peace. I know that I can not change the past, I wouldn't want to because I have learned from every experience, good and bad, but I can change ME. Every day is a chance to start over, to be a little better. I WILL BE A BETTER ME.
(**Those pesky health issues I mentioned, have really wiped me out over months of neglecting symptoms that I thought were stress related. With time, meds., treatment and rest, most of them are "fixable" and I'll be healthy as a horse once again!**)
Soon I'll be blogging recipes, meal ideas, crafts, thoughts, etc. For now I'd like to close by wishing each and every one of you a happy, healthy and blessed 2015. Don't forget to be a better YOU. And smile...it just makes you feel better!
~Amy
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