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<\/p>\n2016 may have been an overwhelming year for you now that you’re in recovery. You may have struggled for the sake of your sobriety, getting back on your feet, repairing relationships with friends and loved ones, and overall just keeping it together.<\/p>\n
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Now, 2017 has come. It’s a fresh start, a new year, a blank slate, a new chapter to write the story of your life. What you do and how you do it can define the success and happiness of the coming year. And for you to be the best you can be, you have to get rid of some nasties.<\/p>\n
1. Stop playing the victim.\u00a0<\/strong>Everyone has problems. You are not alone in your woes. In fact, others \u00a0may even have it worse off, but are making lemonade out of all those lemons. Stop with that victim mentality and instead focus on what you\u00a0do<\/em> have in life. Keep a journal or simply just make it a habit of counting your blessings, big or small. You’ll be surprised at how much your mood and attitude will change.<\/p>\n 2. Let go of unrealistic expectations. <\/strong>Life is messy and unexpected things tend to sprout up when you least expect them. It doesn’t matter how well you plan and prepare, something will surely come your way and leave you blindsided. While it’s fine to have plans and expectations, keep it real and practice resilience if things don’t go your way. Remember, just because you had a bad day doesn’t mean you have a bad life. Just dust yourself off and try again.<\/p>\n 3. Stop beating yourself up. <\/strong>This goes hand in hand with #2.\u00a0Go easy on yourself. As long as you know you’re trying your best, don’t be discouraged that your best can sometimes not be good enough. Mistakes don’t necessarily mean you’re a bad person and that you should give up on being a better you.<\/p>\n 4. Let go of comparisons.\u00a0<\/strong>Social media allows you to have a peek at what other people’s lives are like. Unfortunately, this also invites opportunities for comparisons. Don’t fall into this trap. People always post their best on social media, so stop comparing your life to theirs. 5. Let go of perfection.\u00a0<\/strong>You may have come to a point that you believe if you lost weight, earn more money, acquire things, travel more, achieve your goals, and then life will be perfect. But it doesn’t happen that way. Instead of striving for perfection, strive for giving your best in every situation.<\/p>\n 6. Let go of fear.\u00a0<\/strong>Many of the things you could have accomplished are put on the sidelines or completely crushed all because you’re afraid to try or afraid to fail. Go out there and experience life to the fullest–and that means failing and falling a couple more times than you would have wanted. Don’t be afraid of these struggles. Embrace every experience and learn from them. Sometimes, the best parts of your life could even be those things when you overcame your fears.<\/p>\n 7. Let go of excess baggage.\u00a0<\/strong>As you take on a new journey that this new year brings, learn to let go. Let go of the things–mistakes, regrets, anger, grudges–that burden you. Your life’s journey would be a little lighter, brighter, and better once you learn to let go of things that don’t help you to move forward.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n This is your year. This is the year when you take control of your own life and steer it in the right direction. Work on yourself this year so that years from now, you can look back and say, “2017 was when everything changed for me” and you can look back with happiness, satisfaction, and pride at how far you have come.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\nRemember: in life, sometimes you’re ahead and sometimes you’re behind. At the end of the day, you’re just living your life your own way. Nothing else matters but how you live it.<\/p>\n
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