How was 2017?

2017 was a huge year. I started a new job which proved to be more challenging than ever and my family had to deal with a lot of ups and downs with my grandfather. I lost a lot of free time for myself . I realized how much I value my freedom, and how I didn’t really balance my life before. Most of my days were spent being really tired from work and not have any time to exercise, read, relax, work on music, etc. Basically I didn’t have a lot of   breathing room. I spent the first half of the year adjusting to a new life and learning how to find time during the week to take care of myself. I have a new sense of appreciation for weekends and I’ve become a bit of a home body but I don’t mind. Our extended family and ours came closer together this past year, something that I didn’t think would happen. It was truly because like I said, due to my grandfather’s situation and am ever so thankful. It’s been so fulfilling to have everyone together and see their defenses being dropped and just being themselves.

What’s the plan for 2018?

I don’t tend to make resolutions as I start something if I feel like it’s the right time to do it. Not necessarily wait for a new year to do so. I decided to build a vision board for myself envisioning what I wanted this year to look like and what I hope to achieve. This year is going to be hugely about me, and there’s this sense of freedom I feel as way, which I can’t put into words.

About 3/4 the way last year, I started getting a nagging feeling that I wasn’t doing much for my yoga teaching journey (which is true, again due to work) and I started questioning myself with what I really wanted to do job and career wise. That feeling that I need to go out and teach has been growing each day and I’ve decided to not ignore it. I’ve taken up some new opportunities and the early part of the year will really decided whether I stick to a normal corporate job or I go out and give this teaching thing a full time shot. It’s not easy, but I feel less afraid to do so. To me, I want to be able to help people and make them feel better about themselves. We live in a very materialistic society and everyone seems to be on this high strung journey to make money, gain some titles, and be on par with everyone else. But, while this is going on, I have definitely noticed people losing a sense of who they are day by day and also not realizing their self worth. It breaks my heart each and every time, as human life is so precious. My main hesitation in taking up teaching full time was that  it’s been taught to always be realistic and to have a well-paying job that gives security. Your passions and dreams tend to be really risky and not always practical. I’m not saying being realistic is not a bad thing, but for some of us it’s like being trapped in a cage. Your mind says be sensible, practical, realistic, but in your heart you know your meant to do other things. So, instead of jumping into things all at once, I’ve created attainable steps which will show me what path is right.

I want to study more. I debated for a while whether I really wanted to get a higher education, but this past year confirmed that I do. Regardless of what happens in the future education is important. So, off to studying as well.

I want to spend time with all sides of my family and take more time to talk to them and check in with them. Regardless of where you go and what you do, family is family. There are definitely going to be issues and differences, but those are all really petty at a higher level.

I’d like to travel more and take better care of my health which I got to do last year, but want to dedicate more time to it this year.

Well this is what’s going on 🙂 There’s a lot more detail to why I chose to work on those aspects I listed above, but it’s too much to share on this.

 

Hope this new year brings many many good things for each one of you and that your a little closer to your dreams. You come first, and then only you’ll be able to give to others.