We make ‘New Years’ Resolutions at the turn of the new year, obviously. But it can be hard to muster the actual motivation to make way on said resolutions when we’re still in the perpetual dissonance of winter. At least where I live our winters can be harsh and the seasonal depression can linger. Just when you get a caress of Spring glide over your shoulder and you turn to greet it, another helping of winter throws itself in your face.
This is why I am setting forth some resolutions as actual Spring comes closer. The days are getting longer, the sun is growing warmer, and I have found it easier to gain the motivation and inspiration to hold myself accountable. I’m working with the vibes of nature re-growing.
My main resolution is to set fear aside and take a chance on the things I’ve always wanted to do. For example, I’ve always loved to sing but have never really put anything into it. So this year I hope to actually record myself sing, and not just sing at the kitchen counter while cooking dinner, or the broom handle while dragging it along the floor.
A second resolution and continuation of the first, is to ‘do the thing’ (maybe I’ll adopt that as my mantra of 2025). I need to quite making excuses to not move forward on my aspirations, and just do them. Work on my art, write my story, go on hikes, etc.
Along with this theme is self-healing. Working on not being a pathological people pleaser, building a better relationship with my inner voice. I suppose the overall goal this year is to take the reins more and rear the life that I’ve always envisioned. I’m allowing the light to bloom within me the same as blooms begin their growth in Spring. I put a pause on some parts of my life so that I could nurture a new path, and I’m now reaching tendrils of life back to those parts and bringing them forward so that my old roots can merge with my new, and I can grow and build something glorious.
