I generally don’t make resolutions. Not because I don’t think it’s a good
tradition, but because I’m generally partying too hard with friends to care
about making some resolution aimed at making me a better person. And in my usual state of bliss while
partying, there is nothing I deem that necessary to make ‘better’.
Well this year is different.
For once, the always popular ‘party girl’ stayed home alone
on NYE and was asleep shortly after midnight. And in my solitary, I thought a lot about the last
year. At first glance I would have
said that 2014 was not a very good year for me, as it was far overshadowed by
the amazing 2013 I had; however, in retrospect it taught me a lot of things to
which I can only be grateful.
“The arrow can only be used by pulling it backwards; so when
life is dragging you back…keep aim, keep focus and it may just shoot you into
something great”
I could sit here and write about heartbreak, which was
definitely felt, but I’d rather write about trust. I learned that you must be weary of trusting too quickly and
too much. I nearly made the
biggest mistake of my life by putting my future and my heart in the safekeeping
of someone who was wreckless in their words and actions. But now looking back on the situation,
I thank this person for finally realizing the weight their words played on my
life and letting me go. It may
have been a very dark period for me at first, but prevented me from making a
terrible mistake that could have cost me my future. The Indian arrow on my back is my representation of this
life lesson.
“It’s okay to let go, it just may plant the seeds to
something more beautiful”
This last year also taught me that people will move on
whether you like it or not. Past
loves…friends… they move on and they create new lives. And the only way to be at peace with
this is to move on yourself. This
does not mean completely ‘let go’, but move on and find happiness in new things
and new people. And as I look in
the mirror every morning, I am reminded of this lesson by my dandelion
tattoo.
“If you can’t live longer, live deeper”
Not all that happened in 2014 was a let down. Quite the contrary, actually. I continued to travel extensively. Berlin, Rio, Sao Paulo (twice), Milan,
Rome, BVI, Miami, Paris (twice), Prague, London (4 times), Barcelona, San
Francisco, New York City, New Orleans, Amsterdam, Istanbul… These are places
that some can only dream of going to in a year, but this has become my reality
and I am most grateful. It’s the
Italian proverb that states “if you can’t live longer, live deeper” and this is
what I intend to continue living by in 2015. Continuing to enrich my life by seeing new places and
meeting new people.
As I said before... This year is different and so I have
made my resolutions.
Health resolutions:
1. Drink more water.
2. Choose clean foods over processed food; no matter how
much more difficult it is to cook it.
This means no more ramen! (oh, the horror)
3. Consume less alcohol. Don’t say yes to the early morning drinks people offer. (I'll thank myself the next morning)
4. Workout at least 3 times a week.
Lifestyle resolutions:
1. Call my friends and family more often.
2. Pay off one credit card in full and cut it up.
3. Wake up earlier in the mornings...well, at least by a
little.
Now let's see if I actually achieve these....
Cheers - S.
