As 2020 comes to an end means come another year. We all aware that many of us failed to accomplish our goals due a World facing COVID-19 which result to many lost their lives, relatives, friends and their love ones. While others lost their jobs, some business went closed or bankruptcy. In general it was a rough year, many say that 2020 was a year to fight for survival. So we should take a moment and be grateful that we are still alive and having a chance to see a new year and be able to find new opportunities. Lets now focus on 2021 and start over while we have a chance. So on the coming year here are few important point to keep in mind:
In the New Year, try not to stick to a timeline. It is healthy to set goals for yourself but do not beat yourself up when you are not able to accomplish them as quickly as you hoped. Do not feel like a failure when your journey is taking a little bit longer than you originally planned. Remember, you cannot control whether you are going to get rewarded for all your hard work. The only thing you can control is the work itself, so focus on the activity instead of the outcome.
In the New Year, try not to turn your aspirations into a competition. Try not to compare yourself to the other people your age, the people who graduated alongside you, the people in the same field as you. Everyone moves forward at their own pace, so you cannot fault yourself for ‘falling behind.’ You are not in a race. You are not in last place. You are not a failure. You are doing your best and that is all you can ask of yourself.
In the New Year, try to see the beauty deep within yourself. Whenever someone hurts your feelings or breaks your heart, try not to assume you were the one to blame. Try not to assume they walked away because you were lacking something. Some people simply do not fit together. Some relationships are built to be temporary. Even if someone else was unable to see your strengths, that does not mean you should see yourself through their eyes. Do not let their ignorance ruin your confidence.
In the New Year, try to speak to yourself respectfully. Try not to tear yourself apart whenever the smallest thing goes wrong. Try not to call yourself stupid and ugly and awkward. Try to develop a kinder, healthier relationship with yourself. Try to stop caring so much about what everyone around you think and work on the way you view yourself. Try to love who you are at your core.
In the New Year, try to give yourself permission to really feel your feelings. Try not to assume you are overreacting or blowing things out of proportion when you are upset. Try to understand your emotions are valid. You are allowed to be sad, happy, annoyed, bitter, or any combination of feelings. You have a right to your thoughts and opinions. You do not have to silence yourself for anyone.
In the New Year, try to foster a positive attitude. Try to treat yourself with kindness, even when you are at your lowest. Try to count your strengths instead of focusing on your weaknesses. Try to remember you are a wonderful, beautiful person even in the moments when you feel like the opposite. Try to go easy on yourself.
As 2020 comes to a close and 2021 begins, do not be so hard on yourself for the things you failed to accomplish, for the regrets you accumulated, for the lessons you were forced to learn. Try to focus on the positive in yourself, the same way you focus on the positive in your family and friends. You give them so much love and it is time to give yourself some love, too.
