Hello my loves!
With 2022 fast approaching I thought I'd write a short post on the idea of a "New Year's theme", why I'm ditching the resolutions in favour of this idea, and hopefully what a successful 2022 focussing on a New Year's theme might look like for me.
So what exactly is a New Year's theme? Instead of making a list of specific resolutions like you normally might, a New Year's theme is simply a chosen word or two that embodies something you want to introduce or focus on in your daily life, almost like a mantra. This means that instead of picking a handful of specific rules or behaviours like "drink more water", you keep your theme in mind and allow your behaviours to unfold from there. I really like the idea of a theme because of how adaptable it is. Instead of a set of rigid rules that make you feel like you've failed if you can't keep up, a theme can change with the curveballs life throws at you.
A singular theme doesn't equate to a singular goal either. If you set a theme of "healthy habits" you have an entire world of possibilities to focus on, you could decide to drink more water, practice self-care, and regularly go to the gym. If for whatever reason regularly going to the gym is no longer possible, you have in no way "failed" like you might think you had if "regularly go to the gym" was a resolution. Instead, you can refocus your energy onto a different healthy habit that works well for you. You can take on as much or as little as you want, as early or as late in the year - it all falls under your theme! You can also pick multiple themes, but personally I'm going to start small and only focus on one in 2022.
My 2022 Theme: Stability
My chosen theme for 2022 is stability because I feel that's what my 2021 was missing the most, especially in the second half of the year. A mix of poor mental health, bad medication management and other factors meant I really lost all sense of routine and regularity, this impacted my studies, mental health, work capabilities and social life. So next year (which sounds weird to say given its less than 24 hours away) I want to make little changes which hopefully amount to a much bigger feeling of stability.
What might a year of 'stability' look like for me?
What are some themes you could choose this year?
- health
- positivity
- renewal
- adventure
- kindness
- love
- focus
- movement
- mindfulness
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