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i've made it one of my new years goals to journal more. actually, i wrote down "journal once a week," but since it's already the 9th and this is my first attempt, it looks like i'll have to be lenient on that rule.
i love january. not because of the weather, because it's pretty horrible right now, but what it represents. january is a time of new beginings, do overs, second chances. january seems to hold a lot of hope, and in a pretty dreary world, it's nice to have that for a while.
it might just be my cynical side, but january always seems to be the time of good intentions. we all look at our life and make resolutions on how to make it better, whether it be the typical post eggnog overdose of 'get in shape/loose weight,' or better time or money management, finding true love, getting a better job... we all want something more for our lives. the sad thing is, by the end of january we seem to have completely forgotten our desire to change.
we are a being of routine. trying to change is hard. and more often than not, we simply slip back into our old way of being. that gym membership stops getting used, we stop looking for a better job, we forget the promises we made to ourselves.
perhaps we should live every day as if it were january 1. every morning to wake up to new chances and new opportunities. to take time to breathe in hope and believe that you can be better than the person you see in the mirror. there's nothing as compelling as believing change can happen in a person, even if it's in yourself.
i love january. not because of the weather, because it's pretty horrible right now, but what it represents. january is a time of new beginings, do overs, second chances. january seems to hold a lot of hope, and in a pretty dreary world, it's nice to have that for a while.
it might just be my cynical side, but january always seems to be the time of good intentions. we all look at our life and make resolutions on how to make it better, whether it be the typical post eggnog overdose of 'get in shape/loose weight,' or better time or money management, finding true love, getting a better job... we all want something more for our lives. the sad thing is, by the end of january we seem to have completely forgotten our desire to change.
we are a being of routine. trying to change is hard. and more often than not, we simply slip back into our old way of being. that gym membership stops getting used, we stop looking for a better job, we forget the promises we made to ourselves.
perhaps we should live every day as if it were january 1. every morning to wake up to new chances and new opportunities. to take time to breathe in hope and believe that you can be better than the person you see in the mirror. there's nothing as compelling as believing change can happen in a person, even if it's in yourself.