I know one thing about you. It is certain. If you’re reading this, you’ve made it through 100 percent of your worst days—even the ones you weren’t sure you could.
Hold on to that fact as we turn the page from 2023 to 2024.
People like to scoff at the significance of a new year and mumble on about how we can change, things can change, at any time. They’re not wrong. However, the start of a new year hits a mental “reset” button. And there is no more powerful tool at our disposal than our minds.
If you had a tough year, what matters most is that you go into the next twelve months believing things can get better. To do that you may need to rid yourself of stuff that makes it difficult to foster that belief. You may need to limit interaction with a negative family member or co-worker for the next few weeks. It might be helpful to stop watching the news for the remainder of December.
You don’t have to pretend you’re okay when you’re not or cut off everyone you care about. Just be more intentional with where your energy goes when you’re able to direct it. So much awfulness happens in the world beyond our power.
Let’s control what we can.
I’ve decided to delete all my social media apps until January. As much as I…
