A Year Later...
Happy New Year everybody! I hope you all had a good one, with nobody waking up in a pool of their own blood or vomit.
Spent New Year's with a fantastic turkey dinner, courtesy of Ninang and Tita Beth, and then played Farmville until 11.50, where the fireworks came out. It rained like whoa last night but it didn't stop me from thinking about where I was exactly a year ago.
I was coming out of a bad relationship and after having spent nearly three months like a hermit I had promised myself that for 2009, I would love myself before loving somebody else because really, how can you give something that you don't have? A year ago, my self-esteem was lower than low and I was so so sure that nobody would ever take notice.
I can say that I have succeeded in keeping my New Year's resolution, because I have learned to be confident and to take pride in my own special qualities. People, I have observed, are naturally attracted to confidence. Once you can tell yourself (with complete conviction!) that you are worthy of being noticed and of other people's attention, the world is in the palm of your hand. I have been blessed to discover just how powerful this conviction is. I have had more power to go for what I want and to succeed. It works!
When Jared came along, I was definitely more confident and did not shy away or be insecure about myself around him. Obviously girls, if someone takes interest in you then there was something about you that they like. Take them on with a big smile and share with them some of that love you have for yourself. I'm not saying that having a boyfriend is the end result of having more self-confidence; rather, I am saying that more self-confidence will get you noticed.
So girls, put on a big smile and tell yourselves that you are beautiful. If you can believe in that, chances are that other people will too. :)
For 2010, I resolve to have more self-control. I will tell myself NO more often, simply because overindulgence is not good for you. I will tell myself NO if I want to have another chocolate mint treat because my waistline cannot afford it, tell myself NO, you don't have to go out tonight if you don't want to, and I will definitely tell myself NO, you don't have to succumb to peer pressure. I figure I compromise myself sometimes because i don't know how to say NO. This year, I resolve to work on that.
Have a lovely 2010 guys! Here's to another kickarse year with more life, love and laughter to keep you happy. :)
~doublesharp
ps. 18 more days before going back to Auckland! Who haven't I seen yet?
pps. 18 more days before seeing Jared again! Wee!
Spent New Year's with a fantastic turkey dinner, courtesy of Ninang and Tita Beth, and then played Farmville until 11.50, where the fireworks came out. It rained like whoa last night but it didn't stop me from thinking about where I was exactly a year ago.
I was coming out of a bad relationship and after having spent nearly three months like a hermit I had promised myself that for 2009, I would love myself before loving somebody else because really, how can you give something that you don't have? A year ago, my self-esteem was lower than low and I was so so sure that nobody would ever take notice.
I can say that I have succeeded in keeping my New Year's resolution, because I have learned to be confident and to take pride in my own special qualities. People, I have observed, are naturally attracted to confidence. Once you can tell yourself (with complete conviction!) that you are worthy of being noticed and of other people's attention, the world is in the palm of your hand. I have been blessed to discover just how powerful this conviction is. I have had more power to go for what I want and to succeed. It works!
When Jared came along, I was definitely more confident and did not shy away or be insecure about myself around him. Obviously girls, if someone takes interest in you then there was something about you that they like. Take them on with a big smile and share with them some of that love you have for yourself. I'm not saying that having a boyfriend is the end result of having more self-confidence; rather, I am saying that more self-confidence will get you noticed.
So girls, put on a big smile and tell yourselves that you are beautiful. If you can believe in that, chances are that other people will too. :)
For 2010, I resolve to have more self-control. I will tell myself NO more often, simply because overindulgence is not good for you. I will tell myself NO if I want to have another chocolate mint treat because my waistline cannot afford it, tell myself NO, you don't have to go out tonight if you don't want to, and I will definitely tell myself NO, you don't have to succumb to peer pressure. I figure I compromise myself sometimes because i don't know how to say NO. This year, I resolve to work on that.
Have a lovely 2010 guys! Here's to another kickarse year with more life, love and laughter to keep you happy. :)
~doublesharp
ps. 18 more days before going back to Auckland! Who haven't I seen yet?
pps. 18 more days before seeing Jared again! Wee!