Same Old, Same Old.

It’s the New Year and most people are busy making resolutions and setting goals.  It’s a great time of the year to say: New Year, New Me.  Out with the old and in with the new. 

But what’s wrong with the old you?

Nothing.

You are made up of your experiences, your priorities and your traits and being grateful for each and every one of them will help you feel more fulfilled than a gym subscription, a sober Saturday or a healthy eating kick ever will.

We are the sum of our parts, for better or for worse.  You will fail and succeed.  You will be kind and be cruel.  You will love and hate.  You will be hard-working and lazy. 

We may strive for this positive way of living and being happy but what happens when you achieve this dizzying high; this amazingly vague, intangible concept? 

We find ourselves waiting for the hammer to fall and when the inevitable bit of negativity or sadness comes our way, we nod and shrug like we knew it was coming.

If we know it’s coming, embrace it!  That way, you become more resilient and bounce back quicker.  Each failure actually is a lesson rather than an all-consuming tragedy.  Each day sat binge-watching Netflix won’t result in that overwhelming guilt.

Once you become aware of this, you are free to love your inner bitch and indulge in a little crazy time before the calm comes knocking. 

So, New Year, Same You*.

*With added awareness and gratitude that comes from knowing who that is and loving every part of them.