I've always been a sucker for the cheesy resolution lists and vows to be a better person every time a new year rolls around. Maybe it's partly due to my love for writing lists in general, but I think it's mostly because I love the idea of self improvement.
2016 was pretty bad. It was a year full of political horrors, significant deaths, and an all-encompassing blanket of sorrow seemed to smother us all, more and more with each passing day. My ability to feel empathy so strongly is both a blessing and a curse. It allows me to be compassionate, kind, and caring to everyone - but it's also very overwhelming for me to see such horrible things occuring all around the world. It breaks my heart that people are living in such terrible conditions. It breaks my heart that some people are punished simply for being who they are. And, simply put, it absolutely kills me that I cannot do much to help them. I feel like I've grown so much in the past 12 months. My eyes have been opened to so many things, and I've grown passionate about so many issues. I've also realised that most of the western world doesn't care about a lot of these things that mean so much to me. Most of us don't actively care about people across the world who are suffering, or what's happening to our planet. 2016 was a year of frustration for me. I was so frustrated that bad things were happening everywhere, and even more frustrated that most people didn't seem to care. I wanted so badly to grab each person by the shoulders, shake, and tell them to snap into reality and make a change. I wanted change on a large scale so badly, that I lost sight of the small impacts I could have on my own. 2017 will be a year of healing. I will channel this years frustration, which was only fueled by passion, into my own actions. I have come to realise that sometimes, the only thing you can do is lead by example. This past year, I learned where my morals lie. I discovered the things that I care about, and that give me a purpose. The things that I want to climb a mountain and yell about for everyone to hear. Going vegan triggered such a significant transformation within myself, and I feel such a deeper connection to my own mind. I had many ups and downs with mental health, but I feel better now. I staggered through fits of helplessness, self doubt, and loneliness. But now I feel at peace. On a personal level, 2016 wasn't all bad. I've learned so much about myself through the hardships this year has thrown at me. I've said those words before, but I don't think I've ever truly meant them until right now. I don't believe that everything happens for a reason, but I do know that all these things that happened to me had some sort of impact on who I've become, and it all worked out in the end. This coming year, I will be gentle. I will cherish relationships that I've realised are important to me. I will be kinder, and I will spread love wherever I can, including to myself. I will continue to grow and heal. I will flourish. I've never been so excited to watch the clock strike midnight. I wish you all the best as well. C
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