Some resolutions...or, watch Elana get introspective on your (collective) ass!
Here are some resolutions. I tend to make abstract ones focused on self-betterment, though there are some more concrete ones in here, too.
In terms of self-care: learn to listen to myself and respect my emotions by really paying attention to them, rather than by feeling the need to "fix" them or "overcome" them, or even transform them. Learn to be happy with myself and by myself.
Nourish my body. This means feeding it what it needs to thrive, in terms of both food and exercise. I am skeptical of New Year's resolutions that are to "exercise more," but the more I am in tune with myself, the more I realize the necessity of MOVING it, in order to nourish it.
Write more. Accept what I write.
Learn to praise myself for my own success. Learn to judge myself by my own standards, and respect that which I am and do. Reexamine the very concept of "failure," and learn to overcome the fears that hold me back from achieving my goals.
Try to respect and appreciate myself. I'm a cool girl, a lot of the time! :P
Put myself "out there more" in terms of making and sustaining friendships. Take risks. I can be quite shy, and I tend to assume that other people judge me as harshly as I (sometimes) judge myself (though I'm working on it). Thus, my tendency in a lot of my relationships when they get a little difficult (in terms of long-distance friendships or otherwise) is to withdraw from them. This often prevents me from sustaining more than superficial relationships with people.
OH! I almost forgot a very important one:
See at least 4 plays a month. Get a Netflix account and try to see all of those really great old (and new) movies that I've been meaning to see.
For the month of January:
Get headshots (my xmas present to myself)
Get my audition shit together. Have two contrasting monologues ready by the end of the month.
Get over myself and try to get a "real" job in a theatre.
Look into theatre internships across the country/world.
That's about it for a while. I'm sure I'll continue to add to this list. Have I mentioned how much I love New Years? I think it's my favorite holiday. Everybody needs the reminder to step back from one's life and reexamine it every once in a while. I'm thinking about instituting a mid-year New Year as well, just for the hell of it. Though there will probably be less champagne.
In terms of self-care: learn to listen to myself and respect my emotions by really paying attention to them, rather than by feeling the need to "fix" them or "overcome" them, or even transform them. Learn to be happy with myself and by myself.
Nourish my body. This means feeding it what it needs to thrive, in terms of both food and exercise. I am skeptical of New Year's resolutions that are to "exercise more," but the more I am in tune with myself, the more I realize the necessity of MOVING it, in order to nourish it.
Write more. Accept what I write.
Learn to praise myself for my own success. Learn to judge myself by my own standards, and respect that which I am and do. Reexamine the very concept of "failure," and learn to overcome the fears that hold me back from achieving my goals.
Try to respect and appreciate myself. I'm a cool girl, a lot of the time! :P
Put myself "out there more" in terms of making and sustaining friendships. Take risks. I can be quite shy, and I tend to assume that other people judge me as harshly as I (sometimes) judge myself (though I'm working on it). Thus, my tendency in a lot of my relationships when they get a little difficult (in terms of long-distance friendships or otherwise) is to withdraw from them. This often prevents me from sustaining more than superficial relationships with people.
OH! I almost forgot a very important one:
See at least 4 plays a month. Get a Netflix account and try to see all of those really great old (and new) movies that I've been meaning to see.
For the month of January:
Get headshots (my xmas present to myself)
Get my audition shit together. Have two contrasting monologues ready by the end of the month.
Get over myself and try to get a "real" job in a theatre.
Look into theatre internships across the country/world.
That's about it for a while. I'm sure I'll continue to add to this list. Have I mentioned how much I love New Years? I think it's my favorite holiday. Everybody needs the reminder to step back from one's life and reexamine it every once in a while. I'm thinking about instituting a mid-year New Year as well, just for the hell of it. Though there will probably be less champagne.