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Resolve

res·o·lu·tion
ˌrezəˈlo͞oSH(ə)n/
noun
  1. 1.
    a firm decision to do or not to do something.

So...I guess this is why they call it New Years Resolutions. A decision sorry, a FIRM decision to do something (or not). I could make this post really sentimental on all that has happened to me this year. It was a year of growing, and then being childish again, for feeling super intelligent, and then being so dumb. A year of happiness and a lot of sorrow, of new beginnings and some blissful endings, new adventures and the same routine. Reflecting on this year makes me realize that every year isn't so different from the past, what changes is US, how we look at every step, every moment, and how we capture and learn from it, or don't. The moments shape us and establish our ever-growing identity. So this post is a reflection of how my identity has grown this year and how I am resolving for it to continue to grow in the coming year. 

This past year I became....
  • Stronger in my faith
  • Then had some setbacks?
  • More understanding of what love is and how to truly with all my heart, be there for someone and see love past all the glamour and romance and understand it as constant and present through EVERYTHING. 
  • More responsible with my future and my career
  • Better with money
  • Unapologetic of my personality
  • Closer to my family and understood how important my relationship with my brother and my parents are
  • Better at relaxing and finding peace among the busy
  • Brought in new loves with old friends and new  
What I hope for my identity this following year...
  • Become stronger in my faith (reading, chanting, experiencing, writing, realizing, loving)
  • Balancing work, with family, friends, and my partner
  • Finally being financially independent
  • Becoming more PRESENT in every moment, putting the phone away and actually living
  • Writing more and making social media an avenue to share ideas not a shallow mirror of a "perfect" life. (back in the day people would go to salons and exchange thoughts, ideas, futures hope and dreams. Social Media has made it so easy to connect to so many people, so why can we not use it for good?)
  • I want to explore more the power of human connectivity 
  • READ MORE, constantly be reading 
  • Listen to podcasts and TED talks 
  • LEARN as much as I can from everything from Finance to Science, get online certifcats
  • Stay connected to people, don't close off from the people I love
  • EXERCISE and EAT HEALTHY
  • Learn to cook 
  • Make the perfect room to live in
  • Dress better and care about my appearance (but not obsessively) 
  • Learn to just BE
I hope everyone has an amazing new year and lets all pray to grow our identites into happier, reflective, and healthier people.

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