New Year, New Me.
I was full of excitement when we crossed over to this year. I was not just happy because we entered a new year but I was engulfed with hope and fresh energy for the journey ahead.
Each new year comes with fresh opportunities for all of us. People tend to use it as a privilege to reflect on their lives, make changes, and hope for a better version of themselves.
Last year was a year full of lessons. I don't want to tag it as a bad year because everything that befell me turned out to teach me so much about life.
From my experiences from the previous years, I was able to discover certain areas of my life that are leaking and I want to work on those areas this year.
One of the habits I had the previous years that has really pinned me in one place was spending so much time on social media. Every day, I spend more time on social media doing unproductive things than I do building myself.
As soon as I wake from sleep and finish my morning devotion, the first place I visit often is Facebook. I became so attached to it that even when I am working, I can pause for a moment and go to Facebook, and chat a little before I progress.
That habit has snatched time out of my hands leaving me with the deceit that I don't have time. It was a pleasure I enjoyed to my detriment. Sometimes, I'll say let me just check my news feed and before you know it, an hour or two is gone and I am still scrolling.
There were days, when I wasted my entire day on social media doing nothing. I procrastinated and postponed valuable tasks till I could no longer attend to them.
So this year, one of the things I am looking forward to stopping is spending so much time on social media. Mind you, this is not my first time taking this decision but I am hoping that this time around it will work out.
I have already deactivated a lot of features on my Facebook and changed Whatsapp contact and for the past two weeks, I have not been so active on Facebook. I have drastically reduced how much I chat there but today, I watched reels there, LOL.
I can say I am improving, and so far, honestly, if I say I don't have time for myself, I lied. I just hope I will have the courage to continue in that manner.
Now that I have created an empty space, I'll need to fill it up with something beneficial, or else I'll either return to my vomit or start something even worse.
Therefore, I am planning to resurrect my reading culture this year. I already have a few books to begin with. I miss those days I used to read, I know how much it has helped me. I wonder how I lost the culture. Well, I hope that I will make a change in that area of my life this year.
I also want to start going for morning walkouts. It's been like 3 years, if not more since I went for a walkout. I want to bring back that habit to life, I have not been serious with exercise last year and it is not healthy.
I know that all these things will not be easy but I'll play my role and see what comes out of it.