Resolutions

Well, it's about that time of year again when you realize, "HOLY CRAP! IT'S JULY!" At least that's how I reacted when I actually realized that tomorrow is the 4th of July. It's been six months now since you made that resolution to go get fit, eat healthier, save some money, or even start up a relationship. How are you doing on your resolution? (Um...well, about that...) That's what I thought. Many of you have either forgotten or neglected the idea of your resolutions for the year 2014. Well it is time for many to start reflecting on the lack of progress to their goals. I know that I have recently done so. This is partly why I have started blogging publicly. If I told you how many blogs I have started in the past and never published, you might just think I am crazy. The new year felt like "laying on a bed with freshly washed sheets", or so I wrote in my journal on New Years. It is a time for new beginnings. Of course these things do not change immediately, which is why I am sure many of you gave up on your resolutions or know to not make any in the first place. I mean who really wants to do work? But you really have to think of the other end and the accomplishments that will become of it.

For me, I am on a road to self-discovery as many of you my age are. Where are we going in life? Some may just live in the moment and not have any worries. I commend you for that attitude and continue to be jealous that I cannot live that way. Because I like to write and journal so much, my reflection process has been quite simple. Reading what I have written these past six months, I am realizing I have not really done anything to make progress towards my goals. My main resolution was to take every golden opportunity that comes my way and not have any regrets. With this I was hoping to be happier. Right now, I still live with many regrets. I am grateful for making new friends and rekindling relationships, but did not do so with my resolutions in mind. If I had, maybe I would have thought things through more and had less regrets. I have had great times with those that I love and would not trade those moments for anything else. I have also grown apart from some of those that I love, but that also comes with the fact that I have isolated myself many of times. Maybe I am not on the original path I imagined and planned to take in life, but the bumps and bruises I get along the way can only make my story more interesting to tell.

Here's to new beginnings! Don't let the little moments pass you by, you might just miss the serenity of it all.

See what I mean? Just remember, there are approximately 181 days until 2015, live a little and let's hope to get our crap together by then!