new year, new goals... new you?

happy 2013! i hope everyone had a safe and happy holiday! and of course, i hope 2013 has been a blast for all of you, and is treating you guys all well so far. (:

but! of course every year, we encounter something we like to call 'resolutions'. the unfortunate truth behind resolutions is that we never keep them (well, i personally don't at least!). and if we do, they usually last for about a few weeks or even a few months if we're lucky. they really are quite hard to maintain because of everything that goes on in our day to day lives. so to start this post off more formally... here are my resolutions for 2013:

1. be a more positive person. i tend to keep a lot bottled up inside of me, and 2012 really showed me how much it really affects me on a day to day basis. my negativity tends to make me feel helpless, useless, and most of all, pathetic. with all the pressure i put on myself and what others around me put on, i sometimes just feel like everything is falling apart, and that everything will go horrible, and i lose hope. it's such a draining feeling, all i did on weekends was sleep and feel bitter about the world. i'm hoping 2013 will be a happy year for me (even with the downsides), and i'll learn to deal with my 'demons' better.
2. in helping me become a more positive person, i want to ask God for help. so my second resolution... is to live a more God-centered life. i feel like i took him for granted a lot last year, and in turn, i guess it just added to me feeling utterly useless and unworthy of anything. but i do have faith in him, and i do know that even though i go through bad stuff, he has some really awesome plan for me, and he'll ultimately help guide me to a paved future. i'm hoping to attend church more, cut down on cussing (hahaha, fingers crossed!), and talk to him more.
3. become a more active student. and i mean this in the whole being-into-school sense! i've always been an average student, but i really hope to do better this semester because i'm taking classes i need to become a nurse, and most of you know that's all i've ever wanted. i'm hoping the excitement and hope i have of becoming a nurse takes me into a direction of being more into studying, less procrastination (hopefully............), and become a more ...knowledgeable person in the subjects. knowledgable in the sense that i can keep the knowledge in my head, and at any given time, explain it to people who don't quite understand it as well!
4. be more active on my blogs!!!!!! i do love talking to you guys, and i do sincerely apologize for being MIA! i'm going to try to blog as often as i can though. (:

so yeah! those are my resolutions for 2013. i know i'm not going to keep them the WHOLE year, but i'm hoping to! and i've thought of several ways to keep myself focused on these goals, and hopefully, these will also help you too!

1. keep your goals small! small goals are easier to reach because it's a way to accept change. i personally feel that with little changes, we're able to make them bigger, and have them grow, and ultimately allow us to reach the desired goal. with small goals, you can slowly build towards bigger goals without the constant nagging feeling of meeting it 10000000% every second. 
2. in addition to keeping them small, try to work them into your daily lives. that can simply be looking at them every morning, and setting goals from there. by keeping it in your daily life, it'll become a routine, and it will stick to you more. something you can try is keeping it on your phone if that helps, and setting it as your alarm if you have a note feature for your phone alarm! with the rehearsals of your goals, it'll slowly go into your long term memory, and voila! you'll be meeting your goal without even noticing it.
3. try, try, and try!!!!!! never give up on a goal because it's 'too hard' or it's 'too complicated'. to change, it has to be encouraged! trying is all anyone can ask for, even if it's yourself. no one can tell you you didn't try when you did. and trying is human, failures and successes are also human. it's part of life. it can be tough and sucky at times, but it's how we learn and grow.
4. tell people! telling people can help encourage you because they'll be able to remind you. they may also want to be involved if they have similar goals. feeling alone is definitely a factor that leads us to giving up. and we don't want that!!!

of course, those are all personal points i've given myself, and i hope they help you in succeeding whatever it is you have your mind set on!

do you guys have a topic you'd like to read? if so, pop me a comment down below, and i'll hopefully have some helpful insight! (:

i hope you guys have a fantastic weekend, and i'll talk to you all soon!

xoxo, yona