{"id":20870,"date":"2025-01-09T15:06:11","date_gmt":"2025-01-09T21:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.msabrookhaven.org\/literary\/?p=20870"},"modified":"2025-01-09T15:06:11","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T21:06:11","slug":"lets-talk-new-years-resolutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.msabrookhaven.org\/literary\/2025\/01\/09\/lets-talk-new-years-resolutions\/","title":{"rendered":"Let’s Talk New Year’s Resolutions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n

Like most people, I am not one to stick to my New Year\u2019s resolutions. I have a lot of difficulty keeping up with lists of goals no matter the occasion. Like, I can make a grocery list and still not be able to complete it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Last year, I made some New Year\u2019s resolutions. Honestly, there were some good ones in there. I wanted to lose weight, read 10 books, publish some works, keep my room clean and work out. But the only resolution I achieved was getting accepted into MSA.<\/span><\/p>\n

Clearly, change starts with me.<\/span><\/p>\n

So this year, I will actually <\/span>try<\/span><\/i> to reach my goals. I\u2019ve made some broader resolutions for 2025 and I\u2019ve cut myself a lot of slack. I\u2019ve also written it in a style that is more personal to me so maybe it\u2019ll actually get through this thick skull.<\/span><\/p>\n

The first resolution I made was \u201cbe yourself\u201d in all caps followed by an explicit. This is obviously my number one goal. Last year, I noticed that I tend to hide my own personality, afraid that other people won’t like me for who I really am. But the thing is, I do it unintentionally. When I\u2019m around people that don\u2019t make me feel true to myself, I change my personality and unconsciously gaslight myself into thinking that\u2019s the real me. So I honestly don\u2019t know who Steph is but I\u2019m working on that, trust me.<\/span><\/p>\n

That resolution actually had a little more context to it. I wrote, \u201cdon\u2019t snuff out your own light to be mysterious for the guys you like, if they don\u2019t like you for your true self, they won\u2019t like you ever,\u201d and I think that\u2019s beautiful. I really need to listen to myself more often because I can give pretty good advice (I think). Maybe I should be a therapist. Right now I think I should be my own therapist, though.<\/span><\/p>\n

Another resolution I made was to keep my room clean again. I swear this time will be different because MSA has made me a cleaner and more organized person. I will admit I trashed my bedroom when I first got home for Christmas Break but I left it sparkling! I can\u2019t wait to go home.<\/span><\/p>\n

I also have a resolution that says \u201cgo to church.\u201d I think it’s pretty simple. This resolution comes from a flaw of mine where I want to go to church until I\u2019m waking up and trying to get out of bed for it. It also comes from a goal on my bucket list where I want to attend a church service from every branch of Christianity. I\u2019ve already got Baptist, Episcopal, and Catholic checked off my list. I think that\u2019s pretty impressive for me.<\/span><\/p>\n

Those were all of my New Year\u2019s resolutions for 2025. Of course, I\u2019ve got some that I\u2019m not willing to share and I\u2019ve probably got some more that I\u2019m planning on adding. I\u2019m really curious about everyone else\u2019s resolutions if they have any, I know some people like to break their goals up by the month or week. I spent New Year\u2019s day in my room on my Nintendo Switch watching the Animal Crossing: New Horizons countdown. I\u2019ve watched it with my best friend the past 3 years but it was just me and my villagers this year.<\/span><\/p>\n

I wish everyone a Happy New Year (even though I\u2019m a little late) and I also wish myself a Happy New Year because I need it.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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