Am I the only one who thinks this was the year of FULL adjustment?

A year that flew by in a flash and yet, looking back, there is so much that has changed.

Is it weird to just feel weird?

I mean, I can’t explain it but this feeling I have is just a feeling of being mildly okay.

This year hasn’t been bad, but I’ve struggled a lot in ways I thought were on pause in my life. But nothing is ever paused; it continues to move without us realizing it.

I’ve grown in ways I thought were honestly years away.

I’ve experienced new life paths that were tucked away in my brain as hypothetical.

I just looked back on my last blog of 2020. I prompted some questions to ask yourself for reflection because I didn’t want to just write a blog stating my goals but I wanted to include everyone in a way that lets us come together as a community unknowingly.

I think one of my biggest goals this year when I personally reflected was to just embrace myself and my values, my hobbies, what I enjoy. I wanted to focus on the small moments that made me happy and surround myself with the people I genuinely enjoy being around and who bring me joy and allow me to grow.

I think I can honestly say that I’ve done a pretty good job with keeping to that.

I love the fact that I write a blog every week to check in with myself.

I love that I get to spend every day with people I enjoy being around.

I love that this year I got new experiences, traveled, met some pretty amazing people, smiled more, took a lot of pictures, and felt more in the moment.

I look back on this year, and I feel like I lived with passion and mellowness and optimism and joy and freedom.

I feel like this year can sum up a genuine feeling of joy.

Of course, I’ve had my challenges. The first line talked about adjustment. I’m not saying that this year was easy or flawless. I’ve grown. I’ve learned. Had my share of ups and downs. But I want to keep moving forward picking out the good. I can’t dwell on what went wrong, or where I struggled because trust me there were times I did and I was stuck. I can’t change the past, no one can. But we can learn, understand the good parts because those will stay in our memories forever.

The feeling of happiness that lets us enjoy with no worry, no stress. The moments where everything is let go and we are just present, no strings attached. Those are what need to keep us going because we get a lifetime to experience those.

If I could’ve pep talked myself going into this year, it would be to not focus on how you can present yourself as normal or what you can do to make people like you better. Don’t dwell on things you can’t change. Everything happens for a reason. Don’t get in your head too much because you live and you learn. Continue to smile, and continue to spread your positivity. People come and go, some stay, and some leave, but all you can do is continue to live for yourself and focus on what makes you shine and what makes you happy.

The next two months are going to fly by. Take a moment to figure out how you want your 2021 to end because before you know it, the clock will strike 12 and it’s a brand new year.

STAY KIND:)