The new year is your year. New year, new beginnings!
How many years have we heard this and have we made each New Year our new beginning? How many times have we made New Year’s resolutions only to drop them after a few months?
I do not like to make any New Year’s resolutions because you do not need a New Year or a new day to start over. You need a new mindset. Every day should be a better version of yourself. In order to be a better version of yourself, you need to know your own self-worth and your personal goals in life. The best way is not to get distracted by negative or toxic people in your life. Do not fill your mind and your space with negativity from these people. Learn to walk away and not be pulled into unnecessary drama in your lives. Walk away from people who pull you down. Walk away from fights that will never be resolved. Walk away from trying to please people who will never see your worth. The more you walk away from people, situations, and things which will poison your soul, the healthier you will be. If you want the New Year to be a successful one, do not sit on the couch and wait for things to happen or to fall on your lap. GO OUT, get out of your comfort zone and make a change (for the better) BE EXCITED. SMILE MORE. Excitement and smiles are infectious. People will want to know why you are excited and they will wonder about your smile.
CLEAN YOUR SPACE. UNCLUTTER.
Like your mind, you need to unclutter your space all the time. You will not be able to see the wood for the trees if you are a hoarder! Always make it a constant habit to give or throw away each time you are buying new clothes or things for the house. That will prevent cluttering. Hoarding can be a ‘disease’ as some people cannot and will not give anything away. So as they keep buying, they will be piling up the old with the new. Before they know it, there is no space for anything else but their clutter! It is indeed a conscious effort to consistently unclutter.
UNFOLLOW NEGATIVE PEOPLE ON SOCIAL MEDIA
These days, with social media, we can all get sucked into negativity, if we allow it. Social media, for me, is to be in touch with my family and friends who are all over the world. It is a good communication tool if we make it work positively for us. I like to share common interests, faith, current events, and humor with my friends, keeping in touch with them even though we are so far apart from one another. It is also an avenue for them to know where I am traveling (in the world) at any given time.
I also love to share with them all my travel experiences and adventures. There is always good and bad in everything. We should learn how to discern right from wrong in our lives. We should always turn negativity into possibility in our lives. Make a bad situation into a good one that will work for us. Nothing is written in stone. We all have free will to make choices. Always make good choices. Every decision we make (or not) will have its own consequences (good or bad) like the cost and effect.
GO TO BED EARLY. WAKE UP EARLY
I know that this is easier said than done as many people seem to suffer from insomnia, for one reason or another. However, it is best to set a good habit. As they say, “Early to bed, early to rise. Make a man healthy, wealthy, and wise!” Early risers have time to chase dreams. The day is so short and if you waste it by oversleeping, you will barely have time to achieve much and realize your dreams.
DO NOT GOSSIP
I think idle chatter is such a waste of precious time. Gossiping about others without a cause is even worse. Put your time, effort, and your mind to good and productive use.
SHOW MORE GRATITUDE 
No matter where we are in life, we are all blessed very differently by God. It is sad when people start comparing others and feel that they are lacking in God’s blessings. Always have an attitude of gratitude and we will find more blessings in our lives. Envy and covetousness are the antitheses of gratitude. It will always make us dissatisfied, discontent, and very unhappy. Why so when we can be happy and content with our lot in life? If we want better, then we should strive to do and be better.
DO THINGS THAT CHALLENGE YOU. BE BRAVE
Exactly that, if we want to better our
lot in life. Get out of your comfort zone. We have every day to take up challenges that life throws at us. Accept all challenges and do not complain or run away. BE BRAVE!! HERE IS TO A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR 2023!! CHEERS TO NEW BEGINNINGS IN THE NEW YEAR!! MAY GOD BLESS US ALL