Okay, is it just me or has 2017 felt the same as 2016? A few weeks ago, as I counted down the last 10 seconds of 2016, I was so excited about 2017. Then, January 1st went by and, before I knew it, I was two weeks into 2017 and it was looking like: “New year, same me”. I have no idea how I let two weeks of the new year get away from me. I had no motivation to do anything. My attitude for 2017 has been so nonchalant, uncaring, unbothered, removed, and any other word you can think of to say “I just did not care”. I don’t know if it was the weather, being overwhelmed from trying to get my life together, or anxiety about the upcoming semester, but I was just not for 2017, at all.
Once I got back to school and started getting back into my routine in Philly, I realized nothing is going to get better if I let my “unbothered” mindset control my behavior. A lot of things in life are mind over matter. Allowing yourself to be consumed by negative thoughts, only produces more negativity. For me, I was accepting the fact that I had not made the most out of the beginning of 2017, so I began to settle. My attitude became “2017 just is what it is”. People say when you don’t expect anything, you aren’t able to be disappointed. I guess that has its place, but when you have no expectations, all you’re doing is settling. You settle for however people treat you, whatever life hands you, and you allow yourself to live beneath your potential. So, after seeing someone I follow on snapchat jokingly say “I’m starting 2017 over tomorrow”, that’s what I decided to do. So, for real this time, new year, new me (lol). New Year’s is a new beginning chronologically because, obviously, you’re going from one year to the next. The calendar starts over from January 1st, but any day, week, or moment can be a new beginning. It’s just up to you, and me, to decide to make a change, no matter how big or small. So, with all that being said, who cares if it’s the middle of January? If you haven’t been living up to your full potential, start your “new year” now. It’s never too late to start over. You can start over tomorrow.
XO,
Sydney
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