New Year, non-negotiables and a note on peace.
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February is the new January, isn’t it? I’ve been thinking lately that us Aussies get the raw end of the deal when it comes to January - I’m not complaining (much) but more so making an observation.
If you think about it, we’ve entered the New Year after enduring the end of school year (all those concerts and award days), straight into Christmas and eleventy billion days of school holidays. Then it’s New Year, Summer (love that part) and straight into back to school frenzy.
No rest for the wicked (or the Aussie parent, I mean).
Teeny rant over. 🤪
I love a New Year, and all the opportunity that offers. A blank slate of good things to come. So I’m classing February 1st as the New Year. Happy New Year all! *cue the confetti*
Last year, after reflecting and thinking, and a lot of sunrise meditating, I came up with 3 words I was going to use a guideline for looking after myself better.
Protect my peace.
I’m the kinda person who lacks boundaries, I will literally (well, not literally actually 😉) bend over backwards to make people happy at the cost of my own wellbeing and happiness.
Protect my peace.
As I’ve navigated life over the past few months, I’ve kept protecting my peace in mind, my non-negotiable for a happy life.
It’s meant carving out time for sunrises - a time where I disconnect and reconnect with myself, and think about everything or nothing at all.
I stumble often, and the people-pleaser in me creeps in… but it’s a good point to keep coming back to. Protecting my peace.
I also have been following the advice of Mel Robbins, and telling myself often to Let Them.
I wrote about it on Instagram recently…
How are you finding the New Year so far? And a little deeper, are you good at boundaries? Or do you need to protect your peace a little more too?
So inspiring. Love the pics but the words they burn strong. Let’s all let them
I’m with you- I overthink, want to control everything to make it safe, take other’s worries onboard, prioritize others over my own inner peace and allow myself to be manipulated to avoid conflict.
The top of my to do list in Oz when we arrive next week is to buy “Let Them”. Literally! There is a list and that’s it.
I have been determined to swim, cook, walk, write and read as a concession to “letting me” -my term. Now I can call it protecting my inner peace.
Thank you for your insights. Yes February is the actual beginning of the year. That’s when you make real lifestyle choices not determined by the social pressure of the silly season. This I have thought for years.
That’s again Chantelle. Your insights are refreshing