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The Bigger Picture

1/3/2023

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I’ve spent the better part of my life wondering what the plan was for New Year’s Eve.  Where is the party and most importantly, am I invited?  

Over the past few years, I have been asleep by 9 p.m. so there goes that notion of partying well into the new year.  Don’t get me wrong, it’s so much fun, but I feel as though those days are well behind me.
 
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As much as I would like to say I don’t believe in resolutions because everyone makes them seem so cliche and corny, I believe in them with every fiber in my being!  There, I said it!  And let’s be honest, there is nothing better than writing down a list of goals and dreams that you would like to see happen in the new year and actually making them come to life.  The idea of speaking things into existence is so very real.  Health fanatics say you are what you eat right?  Well, you most certainly are what you think!  So, think big of yourself and all that you hope for, the sky is the limit in your own imagination.  

But, before you can start on something new, you must say goodbye to what once was.  Closure is just that.  Sealing the chapters of what at times seemed like a never-ending story, it is now time to start the next chapter, and the best part of all, you get to determine how your story will go.

I can easily reflect on the previous year.  All that I accomplished.  The people I have met who have changed how I view certain aspects in life and the goals I was able to accomplish and some that I barely touched if at all.  It’s ok though and it has led me to this bit of enlightenment.  As you continue to step and grow through life, with grace you will continue to evolve into who you were always meant to be.  How amazing is that?!  And as you grow through this evolution, your entire vision changes, which in turn allows you to finally see the bigger picture.  

Have you written out all that you have done in the year prior?  Try it and I promise you will be amazed at everything you were able to accomplish in just 12 months. 

List or no list, make it a mission to succeed at the things that make YOU happy.  Not your family, your friends, your dog, or the energized cat running in circles at 2 in the morning, but you!  It’s perfectly fine to do for others, however, it’s easy to get caught up and forget about what’s important to yourself.  

As for me, I was not invited to the party and I was perfectly fine with that.  I no longer feel as though I am missing out or forgotten because I can see the big picture.  I can’t share what it looks like, just trust you will know once you see it.

Be well, be amazing, and take this new year by the horns and own it!

Hello 2023, I’ve got plans for you!
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​~AJ
2 Comments
Richard link
1/5/2023 11:58:26

Outstanding!!!! You said closure is important. CLOSE THAT CHAPTER AND MOVE ON!! Turn the PAGE!!!!!

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A. Jones
1/6/2023 11:40:02

Yes indeed!!!

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