Happy New Year!
Like most of you I started the year out setting goals and making plans for self improvement. This time around I tried to be more mature in my goal setting choosing to make a plans on how to achieve each goal with dates and I did not limit myself to 2011 for completing some of my more lofty objectives.
Over the last two weeks I have struggled to adhere to some of my plans. I’ve changed deadlines, questioned my path and even looked at completely eliminating parts of my plan. Today even, I looked hard at something that made so much sense to me so critically, that it started to not make sense anymore.
These hurdles. These moments of doubt, these urges to conform… They are all a healthy and normal part of life and while it is okay to experience them, we can not allow the hard moments to cripple us into not functioning. We can not allow the doubt to seep in and steal parts of ourselves that we know belong. We can not succumb to the desire to be accepted so much, that we are no longer who we are.
These goals are about you. They are about fulfilling you and enriching your life and making you happy. They are not about being normal.
I’m always amazed by how we fight for individuality, yet work so hard to be the same.
Start today learning yourself. Learn how to identify things that enrich you, fulfill you and make your life better. I say learn because most of us are comprised of experiences that teach us that doing only certain things will let us get ahead, when in reality success is not tied to things.
Success is tied to opportunity. And opportunities can be found tucked almost anywhere.
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I really needed this. Very good post. I keep saying over and over I’m going to get back into blogging, complete with my OWN site, etc. And yet, I don’t move. Not sure why that is. Maybe if we all stop trying to plan and just DO. Maybe the second guessing comes when reviewing our plan. Maybe we should just DO at our own pace and it happens when it happens because what is meant to be will be. IDK. I’m rambling. Miss ya, though.
This was truly inspirational for me and, I’m sure, timely for others. Good to see you’re back.
I’m digging the new look, Sistah-Gurl!
Wait, is this a blog post?
Happy New Years to you as well.
Out of all the truthful sentiments being shared I have to say that this stood out the most with me @ We can not succumb to the desire to be accepted so much, that we are no longer who we are.
This can be defined within so many aspects of our lives, but I choose to view it as a warning in the sense that we as humans are proned to add so much value to being accepted [persons or projects] by others that we sometimes end up overlooking the importance of satisfying our individual which, in the end, is THE most important aspect of all.
ood luck on ALL endeavors in 2011 … An entire year, yet one day at a time.
Nice layout and beautiful photograph.
*Good luck