what are you letting go from 2017?
Ready to say BYE FELICIA to the crazy and jacked up year of 2017? Nothing ever felt calm or 100% right. There always seemed to be underlying moments of uncertainty or murmurs of constant unrest. Needless to say, I am relieved it’s almost over, but that said- I’m also very optimistic of what the future holds.
As I start easing into the idea of new goals and resolutions, I also contemplate what I am just not willing to accept. In other words, the rubbish I refuse to carry over into 2018.
So, we have 15 days until January 1, 2018. Each day I will be sharing one thing I plan on leaving behind. By the end of it, I plan on ditching fifteen unworthy things that are undeserving of my thoughts, time and energy moving forward.
Feel free to join me and share in comments- I’d actually love the company! Would love to hear what you are parting with.
THIS IS WHAT I AM LEAVING BEHIND
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“OPINIONS- You actually truly don’t matter unless you are my own. So from now on, I will be polite, nod and smile. And guess what? You don’t own me and I certainly don’t own you. Good Bye Opinions.”
“WORRY- You serve no real purpose other than plummeting me into a rabbit hole of wasted emotions. Bye Worry”
“SCALE- I spent too much time looking down at you 2017. You can be temperamental and don’t always tell the full story, so that kind of makes you a liar. Bye Scale.”
“UNDERSTOOD- Until now you’ve played such an important role in my life. BUT, my need to be understood costs more than I am willing to pay. If people don’t get me, I okay with it. Bye Understood”
“GUILT- We’ve been distant for a while now. It’s time for our relationship to be officially over. Bye Guilt.”
“STUFF- I don’t know what I see in you anymore? Sometimes I even forget you are even around. Bye Stuff.”
“RED WINE- My body can no longer handle your bold influence. Really, it’s not you, it’s me. This goodbye will be a tough one . Bye Red Wine.”
“DOUBT- My instincts have seemed to outsmart you. If the outcome were meant to be any other way than what is, I suppose it would have been. Bye DOUBT.”
“ANTIPERSPIRANT- So if I don’t sweat in 2018 this will be a non issue. Either way, time to test out some au natural options. Bye Antiperspirant.”
“OVERINDULGENCE- The “indulge” part is fine here and there- the “over” part I will do without. Bye Overindulgence. ”
“COMPARISON- I need you in the produce isle- it’s tough to pick a good avocado. Otherwise, bye Comparison.”
“CONTROL- My time is cherished and my energy is sacred. I will not waste either on things I cannot change. Bye Control.”
“EXPECTATIONS: The expectations I plan on having will be solely my own and for myself only. Everyone else is off the hook. Bye Expectations.”
“FEAR- I’ve made it this far- so what’s there to be so afraid of? Bye Fear.
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“IT’S PERSONAL- Actually; it usually isn’t. I will not try to decode others bad behavior to determine if I was in any way responsible. Bye thinking It’s Personal. ”
This one is dedicated to the fifteen squares above-may they rest in peace.
Keep on.
xo
