762. welcome to midnight.
Another year over, another beginning. It's the time of year when the hopeful people make resolutions, promises to themselves to change, to get better, and the time of year when the rest of the world says change isn't possible. I'm a mixture of both of those people. I believe change is possible, but I'm always scared to make a New Year's resolution because in all my life, I can only recall one resolution I've ever succeeded at and stuck to.
Last year, Jamie at To Write Love on Her Arms posted a phenomenal blog post entitled Welcome to Midnight, which you can read here. It's inspirational, and it's exactly what I needed this year to remind me that change is possible, and that I have it in my own power to become the person I want to be.
I've been going back and forth on whether or not I want to set actual resolutions or not. Mostly, I'm scared. If I say that I'm going to do something, and then I don't do it this year, then I'll have failed. If I don't have any goals written down anywhere, or I don't tell anyone what changes I want to make, then I can't actually fail, can I?
And then I think, maybe it's that fear of failure I'm supposed to overcome. Maybe I'm supposed to learn this year how to take a leap of faith and how to keep going when I feel like I've failed. Maybe that's the change I need to make in my life.
When I think about it that way, I feel like it's stupid to not dream big, to not hope for something better, to not strive for the highest. And so I'm going to make a few resolutions, and I'm going to be okay if I fail. I'll learn this year how to get up, dust myself off, and go forward.
Last year, Jamie at To Write Love on Her Arms posted a phenomenal blog post entitled Welcome to Midnight, which you can read here. It's inspirational, and it's exactly what I needed this year to remind me that change is possible, and that I have it in my own power to become the person I want to be.
I've been going back and forth on whether or not I want to set actual resolutions or not. Mostly, I'm scared. If I say that I'm going to do something, and then I don't do it this year, then I'll have failed. If I don't have any goals written down anywhere, or I don't tell anyone what changes I want to make, then I can't actually fail, can I?
And then I think, maybe it's that fear of failure I'm supposed to overcome. Maybe I'm supposed to learn this year how to take a leap of faith and how to keep going when I feel like I've failed. Maybe that's the change I need to make in my life.
When I think about it that way, I feel like it's stupid to not dream big, to not hope for something better, to not strive for the highest. And so I'm going to make a few resolutions, and I'm going to be okay if I fail. I'll learn this year how to get up, dust myself off, and go forward.