New Year Resolutions

[nekopurinchan]

It's a little early, but a head-start never hurt anyone.

• One resolution last year was to never write a negative facebook status, since I feel like they just make me sound like an attention whore and let people who don't need to know what's going terribly in my life. I think I'm going to follow that resolution up with finding the correct outlet for times when I do need attention from friends because things are going terribly in my life, since I felt really suffocated many times this year.
  
• I want to be more confident in the things I say and do. I know I have poor self-esteem. I always have. But continuing to do nothing about it will get me nowhere. I should be more confident in the things I say, especially when it comes to my research, since I know what I'm talking about. I shouldn't be afraid of defending my stance on things.
  
• Make time to live life. It's not going to get easier from here on out. I can keep telling myself that I just have to push through the next checkpoint before I can have time to myself, but then I will be constantly pushing and never spending time enjoying my life. And if it continues this way until I get old and retire...well I don't want to do that.
  
• To be more careful of the things I say. Unfortunately it seems that people love to gossip and spread rumors like wildfire at school, and even small, true comments that I make can get blown out of proportion and hurt the feelings of other people. So I will be wary of the things I say and to whom I say them.
  
• This was my 11/11/11 wish, and I don't think there's anything wrong with sharing it because I think it is something I should continue to strive for. I want the courage to pursue the things I want. That sounds really vague, but what it really means is learning to live with no regrets. How many times have I passed up the opportunity to do something because I was afraid of what might happen, only to regret it for a long time later? I want to be more resolute in my pursuits and to not let anyone shake or sway my determination. I almost wished for these things to just happen to me--but then I realized that there are meaningful things I should work for and not just wait to be delivered to my plate.
  

That's all for now. I'll think about it some more over the next week and update if I get something else.