tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post3667410147127679681..comments2024-02-24T18:21:32.681-07:00Comments on It Just Gets Stranger: The Year OfELIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11231200183264672395noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post-60618251575372005832021-01-11T10:44:03.466-07:002021-01-11T10:44:03.466-07:00I’ve been mulling this one over, and decided that ...I’ve been mulling this one over, and decided that this is my Year of Sustainibility. I want to make choices that promote sustainable habits. While this means trying to choose environmentally friendly products with minimal packaging and reusable containers, using less plastic, and buying quality over quantity, it also means making choices in my lifestyle and relationships that are sustainable. Extreme diets, crazy exercise regimes, and lopsided friendships? Not sustainable! Doom scrolling and unhealthy coping mechanisms? Not sustainable! So here’s to a year of making choices in my consumption of products, media, time, and emotional energy that promote sustainable wellbeing for myself, my family, and my planet. Meri B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02396207257276295349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post-32337653171476987632021-01-05T02:34:34.932-07:002021-01-05T02:34:34.932-07:00Very sorry. Take care of yourself.Very sorry. Take care of yourself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post-23369465165917974082021-01-04T21:06:06.108-07:002021-01-04T21:06:06.108-07:00I'm commenting to be accountable.
This yearI ...I'm commenting to be accountable. <br />This yearI gave up my chance at my dream job and ended up living somewhere I never wanted to end up. I also found out having kids is going to be a lot harder than I ever thought. <br />I want 2021 to be my Year of Dreams I'm hoping I can figure out how to want new dreams and how to make them happen and how to choose my own happiness over others' sometimes. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post-21677226737243460962021-01-04T20:49:56.635-07:002021-01-04T20:49:56.635-07:00I'm going for the year of vulnerability.I'm going for the year of vulnerability.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post-41468012238026242182021-01-04T20:28:09.116-07:002021-01-04T20:28:09.116-07:00I was going to revisit my year of following throug...I was going to revisit my year of following through, but I think what I need more this year is Support. I need to be better at supporting myself and those around me. Kyllehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03098668579412078746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post-5755776851963342652021-01-04T15:26:57.044-07:002021-01-04T15:26:57.044-07:00The year of heal. Lost my wife in 2020 to cancer. ...The year of heal. Lost my wife in 2020 to cancer. Just trying to pick up the pieces now. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post-52940691207476803362021-01-04T10:33:56.237-07:002021-01-04T10:33:56.237-07:00I've been here awhile and last January decided...I've been here awhile and last January decided to try your year of approach. I was 6 months pregnant and had a toddler, my year was going to be the year of patience (dangerous I know). With crazy hormones, a newborn in June and all the crazy this year has brought I probably failed more days than I succeeded. In December I realized my girls are always quick to forgive and still want to snuggle with me most of all. So this year will be a year of grace. I hope to be quick to forgive my girls, my husband, strangers, and even myself. No need to stay in a bad mood the whole day, forgive and move forward.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post-8458730856182249882021-01-04T09:27:37.716-07:002021-01-04T09:27:37.716-07:00I've done the OLW practice for a long time (On...I've done the OLW practice for a long time (One Little Word) for my New Year's goals - this year I think my word is going to be Kindness. I want to be more kind to my fellow humans, my family and myself. I do usually set some goals for each year - I've been doing the __ in 20___ for a few years now too. So this year will be 21 in 2021. They are not hard and fast goals, but things I want to do or would like to do, and most year's stuff carries over to the next year. I will add in some Kindness goals for myself to go along with my OLW. Sorry for the weirdly vague post but I haven't sat down and looked over my 20 in 2020 summary yet and haven't even started planning my 21 in 2021 yet!! <br /><br />I keep a journal of my goals so I can keep track of my progress, and look back on past progress. For example - in 2020 I did "read 20 books in 2020" (though I read a lot more than that) so my journal page lists each book I read and the author.<br /><br />Just back to work today from 11 days off so time to start getting my thoughts in order for the New Year. Raesha Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636989295632347591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post-90222585232446739392021-01-04T09:06:08.711-07:002021-01-04T09:06:08.711-07:00I may steal this one in the future. I may steal this one in the future. It Just Gets Strangerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05343152279468062540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post-53356888021968763272021-01-04T09:01:37.766-07:002021-01-04T09:01:37.766-07:00We are doing a Year of Finishing and Fixing. Start...We are doing a Year of Finishing and Fixing. Starting new things is all fine and well, but not if you don’t see it through or take care of what you have. Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05938089170322193714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post-88296429815091889542021-01-04T06:35:36.212-07:002021-01-04T06:35:36.212-07:00One of the things I have learned to focus on in 20...One of the things I have learned to focus on in 2020 is self-care. I've always been REALLY bad at it because I'm paranoid about financial security so I put way to much of myself into my work. However, I'm fortunate to have a boss who pushes me to take time for myself, and that is actually helping a lot. I didn't take my computer with me when we went to visit my in-laws for Christmas in Florida (we followed quarantine and safety protocols). This is a major step for me. I only answered 3 work emails and had one text conversation with one of my staff members during my break (which was 2 weeks long). This is a huge step for me. <br /><br />So my goal is to continue what I started in December and declare this is my year of self-care. I will take time for myself. Read. Take long baths (I've got a soaker tub and a fireplace in my bathroom). Listen to more podcasts. Not check my email when I take days off of work. Not check my email obsessively on the weekends. <br /><br />I find it somewhat ironic that the year that moved me to working from home actually helped me to give less of my personal time to work. I joked a lot when people would comment about how much I'm working that I always worked this much, people just didn't see it before. What it actually did was make ME see how much of myself that I'm giving to work instead of to myself. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post-27384111712754167142021-01-04T01:44:27.302-07:002021-01-04T01:44:27.302-07:00Like yours, mine is also well-being. Covid has bee...Like yours, mine is also well-being. Covid has been difficult; I work in the entertainment industry and my work was the first to shut down and will be the last to recover. It’s been ten months now without work. Depression and lethargy are constantly niggling at me. But, tonight I tried tennis and was pretty good at it for a total newbie. I have also found I have a passion for chess. Hopefully, these new interests will nurture both my mind and body.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post-92071821469617750002021-01-03T16:54:55.509-07:002021-01-03T16:54:55.509-07:00Writing. More poetry, finish that novel (?!) and f...Writing. More poetry, finish that novel (?!) and fully enjoy my short fiction stories class I’m signed up for this semester. Amy Rosehttp://amyheatherose.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post-90249433342093540492021-01-03T16:32:06.763-07:002021-01-03T16:32:06.763-07:00I started this a few years ago after reading about...I started this a few years ago after reading about your practice on Stranger and it has been really life changing. I've decided this year is going to be my Year of Curiosity. I want to spend time and effort being curious and reading, researching, learning, etc. I want to come out of this year feeling like I spent it engaged in educating myself with reliable sources and experiences. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com