Its a new year

Hello 2015,

You're going to be perfectly wonderful I can just feel it. You have every opportunity to be a fantastic 365 days, and I'm going to try my hardest to make it something special. I resolve to use my time well, not wasting it regetting yesterdays mistakes, but rather learning, growing and moving on from them.
This time of year is an interesting time where almost everyone is making all these promises that most never complete. Some say they're going to finally finished 2013's resolutions,  but sadly they won't. I am a shameful victim of this common trend in the new year but this year I really, truely, deeply want to be better. I want to, in a year frok now, look back at my year and scream, yes scream, from the top of my lungs "YES! I DID IT AND I HAD A GREAT YEAR"
So in the spirit of learning from our mistakes, I have looked back over the years to see if I could spot a similarity with all the new years resolutions I never completed... and you know what they were? They were these impossible, tumblr/pinterest type bucket list resolutions, they were something like this:

Always be HAPPY (yeah sure)
Never get ANGRY (please....)
Make sure everyday is the best....

The list could go on of my 13, 14, 15, and 16 year old selfs resolutions.  In a way they're cute and cuddly .... but they're definately one thing, ambiguous and very impossible.
Life is life, its unfair, and the world we live on is run by sinners who are all very human humans. We all make mistakes, we all have days where things are going so badly it seems like your bed is the only safe place out there. People hurt us, they get on our nerves and annoy us. They chew really loudly when they sit next to you and you sometimes get to that point where all you want to do is pack your suitcase and run away to a very remote island.
Life happens, we snap, we get angry and we're not happy.

So my resolution for this year is one thing only.
I want to make the most of this year, and this life that I've been given.
If live happens and my day is really sucking, I want to train myselt to look for something to smile about. I want to teach myself to cherish my opportunities and not always look for the 'bad' things.

And thats it.

I hope this post helps you to tone down your new years resolutions to a more manageable list. Or if you've never make one, I hope this inspires you.

You are so special, and I promise, if you look for the good in your life, 2015 is going to be a super spectacular year for you and you'll see things you've never seen before

Xxx
AndreaClaire