5 Resolutions for 2025:
- Get invited. Old you never got invites to functions or parties. Paint that face with silly red cheeks and paste that gorgeous smile on. A yes will impress!
- Don't get tired. You said no too much this year. Stayed home too much this year. Stay up until midnight, but be up and at 'em by dawn.
- Get "in". Join that group. Study them until you know what they like, and pick someone to follow.
- Complain and keep going. Nothing is enough. A-plus-plusses and caffeine overloads. Buy concealer in bulk to hide those dark circles.
- Be considerate. Their problems are more important. It might be the same thing that happened to you, but they don't want to know. Help them on their journey.
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5 Resolutions for 2025:
- Throw your own parties. Do your makeup like you're attending the MET Gala and put on your favorite Star Trek.
- Fall into a rhythm, not a routine. Your ebb and flow is more productive than other people's timer for you.
- Send the first text. Reach out to the "day ones" that made you, and the new ones that saved you.
- Get genuinely frustrated. The real problems require real attention. Don't waste energy pretending you hate yourself.
- Deadhead dying flowers. Old grievances rot like wilting leaves. Acknowledge their past worth, then make room for new growth.
Comments
I feel like the theme of this piece can be summed up in your last words, "...make room for new growth." And that brings a smile to my face, as I consider my own resolutions. What I really appreciate about this is the subversion of your OWN expectations, or past ones anyway -- subverted by a newfound wisdom you clearly possess, that has allowed you to transform very commendable but ultimately unattainable goals into healthy and achievable ones that will bring you more happiness. Rock on in your New Year, may it be filled with much self-care and self-love!
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