Every year, normally around mid-December up until the end of January, all I ever see on social media are New Year’s resolutions and the classic saying “New Year, New Me.” Don’t get me wrong, been there, done that, and I most definitely am NOT criticizing anyone who either this year or in the past has been guilty of saying those exact words. My question however is, why work to change ourselves for roughly 2 months out of the year? IN FACT, change is a bad word.
I personally don’t make resolutions to change or fix who I am, but rather to evolve into a better me.
And why should we evolve solely for two months out of the year when everyday we can strive for greatness, strive for progress, and strive to feel the most comfortable in our own skin?
It seems more and more nowadays that people are making these resolutions to “fix” themselves because they aren’t good enough the way they are. On top of that, the amount of criticism I see when people start going to the gym in the beginning of the year or start a new, healthier diet is so saddening. Our society as a whole needs to pull together and first, end the judgement of people striving for greatness and second, support each other, because I wholeheartedly believe that these resolutions end so quickly because of judgement and lack of comfort and support individuals recieve. You see someone at the gym who looks confused and nervous? Rather than posting an insulting snapchat or tweet, introduce yourself and maybe give them a couple workouts you enjoy doing. You see someone listing off their New Years resolutions online? Comment and tell them you believe in them and you’ll be there to support them along the way!
It’s so easy to be vicious and spiteful in a world filled with so much hate, but as the cliché saying goes…
“You are the change you want want to see in the world.”
I struggle with finding the silver linings in so many different situations, so I am not here to say this is the easiest thing in the world to do, nor am I saying that I am anywhere near an expert at doing so. What I am saying is that if we first work to recognize the flaws we possess and the hate we sometimes tend to put out into the world without any reason for doing so, then we can begin to work on first evolving into a person who radiates love, positivity, happiness and kindness, as well as a society that radiates love, positivity, happiness and kindness.
So yes, I have the typical resolutions such as going to the gym more and focusing on my well-being, both mentally and physically, but this year and each year following, I want to be the optimist. I want to be the person who searches for the silver lining in any given situation. And most of all, I want to be the person who radiates love, positivity, happiness and kindess. Personally, I believe that is someone EVERYONE should strive to be.
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Hannah Grow 
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