Now I know everyone’s either on the New Year’s Resolution bandwagon or their like…hellz no, I suck at those. Well, I exist somewhere in the amorphous middle, stuck in some sort of resolution-based purgatory, right alongside the way I feel about flat shoes.
One half of me loves the beauty of change and discipline, the harder the better. The other half of me desires to live outside of the boundaries of strict deadlines and rules (like some godforsaken New York-based hippie that only eats meat), to be able to enjoy the complex grey areas of life…so this year, instead of resolutions, I’ve put some thoughts together on how I want to live more earnestly even in the little details of life.
I share these here with you, faithful readers (or not so faithful readers), not to gloat about how many things I’ll be kicking ass at in 2014, or to faux-inspire you (you’ve got Pintrest for all your inspirational quote needs isn’t that right?) but to honestly share things that are on my mind, and that I’ll probably fail at miserably. There’s a particular beauty in sharing missteps with vulnerability…they create little potholes in our story that others can fill in, or feel connected to. (If you would like to embroider this on a pillow at some point, please contact me at thebebetterblogger@gmail.com)
So there.
Instead of that nasty resolution word, let’s just call them “The Things of 2014”:
-When something happens and I have an inclination to react with negativity via my sass-filled peanut brain, pause, and then do the EXACT opposite thing of what I really want to do. Get that? Stop. Drop. Do the Opp(osite).
-Realize we are not put on this earth to judge humanity, our loved ones, or the gal at Starbucks for ordering an apple donut fitter muffin (1032 cals) and then pushily double-checking with the barista that her latte is skinny. Quell this as much as possible, especially at major airports.
-Stop eating when full. This will obviously be the hardest one as there is meat to be consumed in the world but my inner thigh meat will rejoice. Can I get a Hallelujah?! (says the small gospel choir that lives in/around that region of my body)
-When I’m in a social situation and exchange the “We should hang out sometime!” words…actually DO IT. Or do not open my socially-supersized mouth and offer. Be a person who follows through, always.
-Recognize the people in life who suck energy and who give it. Spend the majority of my time and energy with the latter. Don’t feel guilty about the former.
-Read more bookz. Because, books.
I think that’s all folks. So pretty much, slap my hand if you see me going for thirds, if I ask you to hang out…expect to have to see me in the near future (UGH!), and if I stop spending time with you…eesh, you know what that means.
Happy New Year Lovies,
xo Chinae
P.S. I’ll also hopefully be writing a little more on this ol’ thing.
***(Photo: The Last Sunset of 2013)***
