2018 SO FAR HAS BEEN A YEAR OF CHANGE. I'M NOW LIVING IN NEW YORK CITY WITH A NEW INTERNSHIP AND ONLY A FEW MONTHS BEFORE GRADUATING COLLEGE. I WILL BE FACED WITH MANY CHALLENGES AS I FIGURE OUT THE NEXT STEPS IN MY LIFE POST GRADUATION, BUT I'VE DEVELOPED A THOUGHTFUL LIST OF "NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS" TO HELP ME EASE THROUGH THEM:
BE A BETTER LISTENER.
SOMETIMES I'M GUILTY OF TEXTING WHILE SOMEONE IS TALKING TO ME, OR I'LL BE SCROLLING THROUGH INSTAGRAM DURING A MOVIE WITH MY FAMILY. THOSE DISTRACTIONS INTERRUPT CONVERSATIONS, VALUABLE FAMILY TIME AND OVERALL HUMAN INTERACTION. I'M WORKING ON INVESTING MY UNDIVIDED ATTENTION IN THE MOMENTS THAT MATTER AND EVEN THE ONES THAT DON'T, AND THAT WAY I CAN TRULY LEARN, ENGAGE AND BECOME INSPIRED THROUGH THE REAL WORLD.
BE MORE CURIOUS.
ALWAYS ASK "WHY," GET LOST (WHICH WILL INEVITABLY HAPPEN IN NEW YORK DUE TO MY INADEQUATE NAVIGATIONAL SKILLS), MEET STRANGERS AND DO SOMETHING THAT MAKES ME FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE. CRAVE EXCITEMENT!
EMBRACE "LA DOLCE FAR NIENTE".
TRANSLATED TO "THE SWEETNESS OF DOING NOTHING," WHICH SIMPLY MEANS TO EMBRACE THE SLOW LIFE. AS A PERSON WHO ALWAYS NEEDS TO BE DOING SOMETHING "PRODUCTIVE", I'M TRYING TO DIGEST THE THOUGHT THAT DOING NOTHING IS IN FACT DOING SOMETHING. FREEING MYSELF FROM A BUSY ROUTINE ONCE IN A WHILE WILL HELP ME ACHIEVE A LOW-STRESS AND BALANCED LIFESTYLE.
ALWAYS MAKE TIME FOR FAMILY.
IN HOPES OF MOVING PERMANENTLY TO NEW YORK AFTER GRADUATING, THAT MEANS LESS TIME TO SPEND WITH FAMILY. STAYING CONNECTED TO THEM EVEN FROM THOUSANDS OF MILES AWAY IS NOW MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER. I TREASURE OUR WEEKLY FACETIMES AND ONGOING GROUP CHATS, ESPECIALLY THE OCCASIONAL TRIPS BACK HOME.
SNACK LESS.
IT MIGHT SEEM INSIGNIFICANT, BUT IT'S A SERIOUS PROBLEM...
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