Some say that with a new year comes a chance to reinvent yourself and although that sounds extremely exciting and promising, it is just not true.
Why do we have to wait a whole year to decide to work out? Why do we have to use the calendar changing as an excuse to be the person that we have always wanted to be?
Each day when we wake up, we open our eyes. Yes. Our eyelids open and our eyes are exposed. Although it seems like such an easy concept, it is more than that. Each day, waking up is a blessing. It sounds extremely cliche, but it is the truth.
Each day, our bodies perform a mini miracle. They give us the chance to start over. The chance to be a better person than we were yesterday. We are all who we are for a reason and each and every one of us has special traits and qualities that make us pretty amazing.
So you didn’t get to make it to the gym yesterday because you were too tired. You had ice cream for dinner and went right to bed. We get it. It was not ideal, but it was what you needed in that moment. Okay, so yesterday you yelled at your mom on the phone because you were having a bad day and did not say sorry. Well, today you were given the chance to start over. A clean canvas was handed to you to paint a picture of the person that you want to be. So, go to the gym, eat something nutritious for dinner and give your mom a call.
Instead of waiting for New Year’s day to make a list of your goals, dreams, hopes and aspirations, make one every week. In fact, make one every day. Remember what your strengths are and do not forget to work on your weaknesses.
If you want 2016 to be your year, go out and do something about it. Make your resolutions stronger. Instead of saying that you want to go to the gym tomorrow, say that you’ll try a new work out or you’ll ask someone at the gym for help. Instead of promising that you’ll get all A’s, promise yourself that you’ll engulf yourself in what you’re learning… and that you’ll learn outside of the classroom, too.
Each person has a set of strengths and things that make them unique. Instead of waiting for New Years to put them to use, use them now. Open your treasure chest of strengths and put them towards learning something new every day, making more connections in the workforce or simply trying to be a better person or help out the community.
Do not wait for New Year’s Day to start over. Today is the day that you were given the chance to be the person that you want to be with the strengths that you have and if it does not work out, there’s always tomorrow. If that is not something to celebrate, then we do not know what is.
