#2018 intentions

[cuddlypotatoesofficial]

I’ve seen a bunch of these bio-like things done recently and I wanted to try it myself, in a slightly different way ^^ By the end of last year, my brain was not a particularly self-loving place, what with all the unnecessary comparisons to others, self-doubt, anxiety, self-inflicted stress, etc. Knowing this needed to change, I took the first couple weeks of my year to make “resolutions”, but in an honest-to-goodness, serious way. I really tried to re-evaluate myself, pinpoint what got me into such a rut, and identify things I can do to make my brain a happier place. So this year, I want to introduce myself with these intentions. ^^ What do you intend to do this year?

[omgstudying]

2018 Intentions

The road to hell is paved with good intentions. HA HA HA.

Seriously, I’m not one for resolutions, you know they are like so resolute.

However, there are things I would like to work towards and invest my time in. I’m not going to get upset if they don’t pan out, I’m just going to try.

- Graduate with my A.S. in Psych in Spring of 2018 - Take my meds every day  - Begin some kind of fitness regimen - Read at least 12 books - Take better care of myself physically and mentally - Journal once a day, even if it is only a sentence - Begin my Bachelor’s degree - Support my family whether it is emotional or financial - Be there for new and old friends - Cultivate healthy friendships and let go of toxic ones - Learn to love myself

What are your resolutions or intentions?

[prideandpen]

Resolutions tag

Thank you for tagging me for resolutions @tsfennec!! So, if you want, write down 10 resolutions for 2018 and then come back to them by the end of 2018 and see how they went! Generally I don’t do new years resolutions because I feel like there’s nothing easier to break than a new years resolution. But I do have some goals and things I intend to accomplish in 2018. So I think instead of resolutions these are more my Intentions the New Year.

Improve my Korean and reach out to make friends with a native speaker

Fully learn PHP and see what I can acomplish with it

Lean on others more both in accepting their help and in asking for it

Take better care of my physical health

Learn to cook better and more often

Wear more styles I like and be less afraid to experiment with the fashions I like

Slow down and be less afraid of big changes

Be less afraid of making mistakes

Tell people how much I love and appreciate them more

Learn to sing again

Some tags: @catwalkninja @ekinsellaauthor @elphabun @writerintraining-us @basically-a-tall-hobbit @songscloset @agwitow @agelesswriter

[childhood-number]

2018 INTENTIONS

i will continue to practice softness, compassion, and lovingkindness

i will be clear and practical while making space for vulnerability. i will try to wear my heart on my sleeve.

i will recognize/name my fear and shame while practicing courage and radical self-love. i will try to practice this both privately and publicly.

i will recognize moments when i’m hiding, respect my heart in those times, and do what i need to feel safe, while also working towards a vulnerable space of honesty, compassion, and respect.

i will continue to listen and absorb, practicing this while remaining present. i will practice giving myself in those moments. i will trust my intuition and trust the space and people to know what to do or be willing to learn. for others to learn, i must tell them want i need.

i will practice assuming the best intentions and integrity of others. i will not let unfounded suspicions or assumptions (often imagined and contrived) interrupt my instinct to love deeply.

i will practice naming/voicing my affection. i will practice giving my affection freely, even when self-conscious. i will practice voicing my desires clearly, how i need to give/receive love, what i want. i will be clear, using my voice and my words, not relying solely on presentation/perception. 

i will continue my breathing/meditation practice to support myself and my well-being. i will listen to my body and respond to what it need and respect how i know to take care.

i will actively seek out ways to heal alongside my loneliness, to approach it and work with it when it rises with wisdom and compassion and without self-pity. i will practice sharing myself. i will enter and let in those worthy of my and my energy. i will show lovingingkindness. i will learn from and love with humility, grace, and freedom those people who will move like tides in my life this year. i will practice this with a deep breath and a full heart.

i will continue to be honest and candid in all spaces about my feelings/experiences as a woman of color. whenever possible i will use my heart/mind/body to end oppression in the spaces i will move in. when i am in difficult moments and emotions i will lean on my strategies and support systems. i will not silence myself. i will make every effort not to hurt others while i’m hurting.

i will continue to look for beauty everywhere and i will find it. i will practice thankfulness. i will fill every seeming void with unfettered lovingkindness. i will not make myself small. 

2018 is 75% loaded, wrote this in jan and probably need this reminder! (also typing this was a great way to feel productive without applying to jobs u know)

words for this year were practice, vulnerability, and lovingkindness.

past words have been respect, grace, and softness.

there are lots of other good things to do n practice but after an afternoon of reflection these were the things i needed to give extra love and focus to.

with vulnerability as the umbrella i’ve been working on: honesty; actually talking to friends when i need support; sharing when i’m excited about or desiring something instead of fearing humiliation; and reminding myself that (contrary to both my ego and popular opinion) i am not god and cannot know what others think/feel and can instead only respond to what they tell me.

things that need more practice include listening to my body! i talk so much about the body as a site of knowledge, that the body knows before the mind, but i don’t listen to mine in the ways that will keep me well and balanced. 

this is a good reminder. i’m having a moment where i’m realizing how completely vulnerable i am in, how far i would let something go. i have these rusted out instincts trying to get my attention, telling me to cover up, asking me what the fuck i did to all those sturdy walls.

but i trust myself. so i’m wide open, reach in. 

gonna go write half a dozen cover letters now. 

this is an escaped journal page that i’m too lazy to hand write? also this should just be here for ref

[selflovinalicia]

2018 intentions update

Hi everyone and happy Friday! Yesterday I got a comment on my July intentions and realized that the year is now over halfway gone. Last year I made a 17 in 2017 update post because I wanted to hold myself accountable for my goals + resolutions so that’s just what I’m going to do today! Let’s see how disciplined I am at a list I almost never look at !!!!! ( sense the sarcasm haha?)

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[gradgirl-getsitdone]

So in an attempt to work towards 2018 intention to work on mental health, I met with the campus counselor that specializes in grad students. I think overall it was a good experience and she had a lot of good information for me, but a part of it was also things that I know to do like creating routines and protecting self care time. It felt really weird and I’m not sure what my next step will be because I’m mostly okay now. She liked that I was doing this as a “preventative measure” but I don’t know that doing therapy sessions right at this moment is the most helpful right now? 

I’m exhausted from that level of honesty I had to convey.

[gradgirl-getsitdone]

My hopes for 2018

I have never really been one for resolutions and I’m not really sure the things I’m going to share count as such, but I want to quickly jot down some hopes for my life in 2018. I feel like I’m in a point in my life that has necessitated change. I’ve been consistently happy for the first time in a long time and I have no intentions of going back to where I was. I really feel as though I wasn’t living my life this past year. I was going through the motions and just trying to get to “the next thing.” Luckily, “the next thing” eventually became moving back to California and starting my PhD program and led to a lot of unexpected happiness that bred more happiness. I know that realistically I can’t count on this happiness train to last forever and it’s going to require some serious work on my part. If you want to read some of my ideas on how I will work towards happiness in 2018, continue below the cut line.

Take time to do things I enjoy | Keep running. Keep exercising. Go on more hikes. Maybe take up another hobby? Spend time with friends and don’t isolate myself. Laying in bed watching Netflix is great in moderation, but it doesn’t breed happiness like running or hiking or reading does. 

Take care of/take pride in myself | Lately, I’ve had a lot of trouble with my body image. I get all dolled up-- makeup, cute new outfits, the works --and end up disappointed in how I look. So lately, I’ve given up entirely and in some ways I think it’s a disservice to myself. I’ve always enjoyed wearing makeup, especially eyeshadow and lipstick. While in some ways I’m proud that I don’t need makeup to feel like I can go out in public, putting on makeup is guaranteed “me” time that I get to be completely selfish and spend time on myself. I think I should re-incorporate aspects of makeup that I enjoy and not be afraid to wear the cute outfits I want to wear. I’ve also had issues with other people taking pictures of me, so maybe also spend more time to take cute selfies and celebrate myself??? I guess I could simplify this whole paragraph by saying “work on self love”

Do more things that challenge & scare me | This goal might be a desperate attempt to feel like I’m living my life after feeling like I didn’t live my life the past year. But I want to challenge myself more: in my work outs, in my personal growth, etc. And also things that scare me. I’m weird in that I don’t consider myself very brave most of the time, but occasionally I just decide that I’m going to do something and I do it even if it is a little outside of my personality (i.e. me a shy person, going to work in France for a summer). I want to try  to do more things I wouldn’t necessarily do without “deciding” to do them first. One thing I’ve considered is getting a tattoo? My best friend and I have always talked about getting ones and I go back and forth between it and I have a few friends that have just gotten random ones and I admire that??? I don’t know, kids, just an idea.

Make honest efforts to improve my mental health | This could also fall under “do things that scare me”, but I’m going to make real efforts to work on my mental health. I’ve been very happy these past few months and I’m not really sure what the cause of it is. As I mentioned above, I can’t just rely on this feeling to last forever because if it doesn’t, I’m screwed. I already have an appointment with a campus psychologist that specializes in grad students. I’m not sure if she’s the one to help me, but it is certainly a place to start. 

Bonus, less “life changing” intentions:

Stop drinking bad coffee | I made a post about Starbucks asshole coffee a while back. This is partly the inspiration for this. While I like treating myself to coffee, it usually ends up not being good coffee and coffee is expensive. Also I am becoming very paranoid about the waste created by buying iced coffee (STRAWS ARE BAD DUDE). So part one of this goal is to just make coffee at home unless I go places that I know have excellent coffee. Part two of this goal is “zero waste coffee consumption”: the times I do buy coffee I need to bring a tumbler or a thermos with me. At home, i now have a stainless steel coffee filter for my pour over. (I’m sure this isn’t technically zero waste, but I think these are good efforts towards creating less waste)

Spend less money eating out/meal plan better | Related to above, I don’t need to be spending money on food or coffee if it’s not a social event. Buying myself lunch is happening too often as a result of poor planning in terms of having enough food at home or putting off grocery shopping. I can do better! 

No 2 screens | I saw someone I follow post a similar goal for 2018 so if it was you lmk so I can edit and give you credit! I want to try to not be on multiple devices at once-- in other words, “single task” more. I’m really bad at this. I don’t need to be watching tv and scrolling through tumblr on my phone for the 10 millionth time in the past hour. If I want to be on tumblr, be on tumblr. If I want to watch tv, watch tv. I’d also like to reduce screen time in general. 

Read more | I read allllll the time for school, but I’d like to read for fun more. For part of the past few months, I was good about turning my phone off and reading for ~30 minutes before bed and I’d like to start that up again and hopefully keep it up. It’s a good way to unwind at the end of the day and detach from my phone before bed. My goal is 10 books in 2018 which probably isn’t a lot, but it’s more than I’ve been reading lately. 

[daizer]

Intentions for 2018

1. Be More Mindfull

2. Do more yoga

3. Follow my Dharma

4. Let go, and trust that life will take me where I need to be.

5. Learn to be more Intuitive

6. Meditate at least twice a day

7. Upload youtube videos again, and more consistently 

8. Follow my heart

9. Trust my Intuition