Next year Iām making major changes.
(Disclaimer: If you are a negative Nancy about resolutions, to the left you go!)
I want to make choices without societal influences.
No Instagram, no Facebook, no snapchat, no twitter.
At least initially thatās what I think I donāt want.
I canāt tell you how many times a day I tell myself āyouāre losing brain cellSSS!!ā As I scroll through some social media platform.
Even when I āshareā on these platforms, I feel dumb. I feel like Iām forcing myself to do something. Isnāt that insane?
In what world does it make any logical sense to do something because society whispers sweet persuasive lines in my ear?
No, it makes no sense whatsoever.
Now is Tumblr apart of that? I feel some may say yes, but I would say no.
I look around Tumblr aka scroll to express myself or to figure out what imagery can portray the immense amount of emotions I am overflowing with inside.
As a growing minimalist, I realize I make the decisions of what I find value in.
Therefore, yes Tumblr may be social media to you, but to me it is not. This will stay.
This is my (one of many) journals.
So for 2017, I have finalized 25 goals. With every goal, I (will) have a list of tasks that will assist me in achieving every goal to my best potential.
Now, I have to re-evaluate each goal to confirm that they will add value to my life and you guessed it, not in a materialistic way.
There is profound relief in knowing that every item I own is merely exactly what it is intended to be, an item. Not a mental state such as my happiness, but to serve a purpose.
I am still in the process of getting down to the bare minimum (living with what I need) but so far Iām proud of how far Iāve gotten.
To know that by eliminating the abundance of distractions not only brings me relief now but makes me anxious for all the happiness I might actually start to feel because I am able to focus on my thoughts, people around me and the experiences I will be living through.
I hope with my aspirations that I am able to reach a peaceful mindfulness knowing that I am living intentionally with every atom in my soul.
I welcome any positive thoughts or feedback. This, is a work in progress.