Earlier, I tweeted about how I feel a weird sense of ‘togetherness’ in regards to how everyone’s 2017 has been. Obviously this isn’t actually going to be the case for everyone, and for some 2017 may be their worst year yet, but I want to encourage you all to think about some of the good and bad things that have happened and use them as encouragement to achieve a better 2018.
2017 for me has had quite a few ups and downs, but overall has been a relatively calm year. I don’t want to jinx it because there is still a month to go but in this economy, if I die, is that even really such a bad thing?? lol, jokeee.
I don’t particularly feel negative about the bad and sad things that have happened this year though because I feel that I have learnt so many lessons that I have either refused to learn, or not had the capacity to learn before. Along with some of the not so great things that have happened, so many good things have come out of it, and I feel that this year has been similar to so many of you.
With that in mind, I want to encourage you to reflect on the year and really process all the positives and negatives together. Did a business plan fall through, then another job opportunity come up? Did you break up with someone you thought you couldn’t live without, then met someone else? Did you feel that you couldn’t accomplish something then accomplished something better?
We sometimes become so fixated on what is going wrong in our lives that we forget to praise ourselves for the things that go right, no matter how big or small. I’ve seen people express their gratitude and love for small victories, and 9 months later expressing how other fantastic things have happened to them. It’s not my luck or fate you know. The power of positive thinking and continuous gratitude is real.
I want you to also reflect on your lessons learned and be super proud that you had the ability to learn them, because we are never too old to learn and grow, and some things take time. You may have adopted certain behaviours and for years not known how to handle situations. The moment you find a way to better these situations, your whole future takes a different path. SO EXCITING, RIGHT?!? Big up yourself for any type of lesson you’ve learnt this year. Don’t take this new found wisdom lightly.
2018 we going to continue living our best lives so take some time to analyse the past 11 months and plan ahead for an even better 12.