“Today is the first day of the rest of my life. But it is also the first day of 2015. Which also happens to come very close to the close of an old chapter and the opening of a new one in my life. A chapter that held many great adventures. New places, some that will become a very big part of my life. New people. Some could stay for a very long time, some may just be passing through. This new chapter in my story, this chapter that begins with the opening of a new year, promises to be filled with adventures, both fantastic and terrifying. Challenges, some will be easy, some extremely difficult. And many changes, some minor, and some will change everything. Even though this New Year promises to hold many scary things, I know that there will be good things too.
In the beginning of a new year the
idea of a new year’s resolution comes to mind. So, as most people’s New Year’s
resolutions are things like eating healthier, exercising more, or to stop
smoking, mine is a little different. My goal is to write one page a day. And by
the end of the year I will have a story of my life in this New Year. I will be
able to look back and see how much has changed. Because a lot can happen in a
year. So, this is page one. Page one of a three hundred and sixty-five page
book. A book that promises to be quite the adventure story.”
And so it began… I was going to
write one page a day for the entire year. Every night, before I went to bed, I
would write a page about what I did that day. It was kind of like a journal or
a diary, but it was more like keeping a record of what happened over the past
year. I would try to think of something good that happened each day. Sometimes
I succeeded and sometimes I completely failed. Some entries did not make it to
a full page and some expanded to over 4 pages long. But something I did not
fail was keeping this New Year’s resolution. With the exception of maybe one or
two entries that I ended up writing the day after they were supposed to, I did
write about every single day.
Looking back at my year through
these Page a Day entries I’ve realized that I have had a very… interesting year...
It was a year of preparation. It was a year where much of what I did was in
preparation for the adventures that would come in this coming year. Beginning
with this blog. I started this blog a month or so before the New Year, but over
this past year I have learned a lot by having a blog. I am learning to share my
writing, I feel like I’m making a difference, and it just brings me so much joy
to write! In January I got my braces on. I am unfortunately going to have them
on a bit longer than I hoped, but I am almost done. I also bought a car this
year!
Over the year I have lost a few
people I thought would be in my life forever. People I never thought I would
lose. But I have also gained quite a few people who will be in my life for a
long time to come.
This year did hold some adventures,
just not the ones I was expecting. I went camping by myself, I spent a week in
Virginia Beach, and I went on many mini adventures to other random places. I
did not end up back in Roatan. I can’t remember if I’ve ever mentioned that on
this blog or not, if not, it is definitely a story for another time.
This year has been complicated and
difficult for me, and I’m sure the same is true for many more. It definitely
had its bad points, but we all must remember that there were good points too. Even
though much of the year may have been difficult, we can look back and know,
good or bad, everything that happened this year will prepare us for the year to
come.
Writing my page a day has certainly
helped me get a new perspective on life. It forced me to think back through
what happened that day, it helped me to learn from my mistakes, gave me a place
to write down my dreams, and even gave me inspiration for a few blog posts as I
sorted out my thoughts. I will not continue my page a day, but I will continue
to write in a journal this coming year. And I encourage you to do the same if you
don’t already.
My New Year’s Resolution this year may
or may not take less effort than last years. I will write one good thing that happens
each day on a card. Then I will put that card in a jar. Then, at the end of the
year, I will open that jar and see 365 good things that happened this year. Or,
if I am having a bad day, I could open the jar and look at one. It will remind
me that not every day is a bad one. I encourage you to do something similar if
you can. We could all use a little motivation to find something good in every day. I look forward to seeing what good things I see at the end of the
year. I don’t know about you, but for me, this upcoming year promises to be
quite exciting.
What was your New Year’s
Resolution? Did you succeed? How about this year’s resolution? Let me know in the comments!
Happy New Year Everyone!!!
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