Happy New Year? New Year's Resolutions?

 

Hello wonderful people!

I'm going to try and skip all the cliches and get straight to it! I've been really struggling to come up with topics to write about for the last half of this year but I've always been passionate about New Year and for the first time in months, I've finally found something I really want to talk to you about!

I think the main reason I've not been able to pin down blog post topics is because I'm used to writing about positivity, motivation and self development but every time I've come up with an idea, theres a part of me that feels the timings off. This year has been a weird one to say the least but I have to say, I've been incredibly lucky in my circumstances- something that I know can't be said for a lot of people. I realised the reason why the timing feels 'off' is because it feels inauthentic to write about positivity and motivation when I'm in a 'better' place than most. Don't get me wrong- this year hasn't been a particularly fun year for me and I've had my own individual struggles but I've decided to leave the motivational self-help to others who are probably more suited. 

You could say it was my intuition that guided me to stay quiet on here which is actually a word I want to promote for the New Year. Usually, I jump on the New Year's Resolutions but this year it just doesn't feel right. Partly because there are 'restrictions' already tied to 2021; Restrictions on where we can go, who we can see and how much money we can make and save, which is turn restricts our plans to some extent! There are people who feel excited about 2021, people who feel the opposite and then there are people like me who don't know how to feel. I love the idea of a fresh year but at the same time, I don't want to hold it to high expectations. 

My 'Resolution' for this year (if you can call it that!) is just to go with the flow, keep an open mind and try to see the positive in every twist and turn and I want to invite you to do the same. I think that when people are pessimistic, they're really trying to protect themselves from disappointment. They convince themselves that if they expect the worst, they'll soften the blow and hope to be pleasantly surprised once in a while. I'm guilty of doing that myself sometimes too but come march, we will have been living with 'that virus' for a year. The idea of spending a year of our lives complaining and expecting the worst sounds pretty miserable, does it not!?

We all want to start making plans again, we want to see our friends and family, we want to hug and embrace and go on proper dates again, we want to go on holiday and be able to get pissed without having to buy a meal we don't want to eat and one day WE WILL BE ABLE TO DO JUST THAT.

I get that it feels as though Covid has consumed our lives but there is still life outside of it, you just have to look for it. Rather than trying to guess how long this pandemic is going to last, try living your life being as present as you can be. Go for a walk and inhale the fresh air. Close your eyes when you take that first sip of coffee and really taste it. Look up at the full moon and marvel at it, think of how many others are looking up at it in that same moment. When you ring your friend or your mum or your brother, ask how they're doing and thank the universe for the gift that is the internet and technology. When you pick up the 100th book, remind yourself that there probably won't be another time in your life where you have the luxury of time to read 100 books. There really are miracles and things to be grateful for everywhere you look, you just have to be open to it. If you're still not getting it then watch 'Soul' on Disney+ and thank me later...

So my message to you is try not to let this pandemic consume you this year. And I use the word 'try' because it won't always be easy and some days it might not even be possible but although we can't control what happens in our external world, we have the choice of how we perceive it and how we feel internally. Use your intuition to ask what feels right for you. You don't have to be super productive, you don't have to start a diet, you don't have to do anything that doesn't feel right for you.

With that, I hope you and your families have a healthy and happy new year :)

LUNA EDEN X