My "one word" theme for 2024 = Unapologetic
I'm not talking about times when an apology is necessary. I'm talking about times like this –
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I am too old and cranky to wait around for approval, for permission, to be myself. In Matt Haig's The Comfort Book, there's a line that's become almost a mantra for me – "Your self-worth is not found inside the minds of other people."
So, this year, I am going to do my best to stop apologizing for myself. I have things to do, and 2024 will be the year I get at least some of them done.
No apologies.
Do you have a one word theme? Are you gung-ho or ho-hum on goals/plans/resolutions this year? What are you hoping for, looking forward to, excited about in 2024?
I've got no theme, but I like yours. I'm going to pay more attention to that. I say "sorry" way too much! Happy New Year, Madeline!
ReplyDeleteMy husband and I talked about me having an "apology jar" where I have to put money in it every time I apologize unnecessarily, but then we realized I'd be broke by the end of January. :)
DeleteHappy New Year to you, too!
Well said! Don't apologize for being you.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Alex! You'd think I'd be better at being me by now. Sheesh!
DeleteI like your word for the year, and the line you quoted. It's so true.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Natalie. I wish I didn't need the reminder, but I do.
DeleteThat sounds like a perfect word choice/theme for the year (and every year, really).
ReplyDeleteI made goals for the year, but we'll have to see how long that new-year motivation lasts...
Happy New Year!
Thanks, MJ.
DeleteIt's the same for me with the motivation lasting. I try to keep my head down and keep plugging away. Slow and steady. Like a tortoise. :)
Happy New Year to you, too!
I don't do themes or resolutions. I try to change what I don't like about myself when I discover it and that's enough for me. Some things are WIP'd from years back, but I haven't given up yet. hehehe
ReplyDeleteHappy New Beginnings!
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I like your approach, Anna. Go for it!
DeleteHappy New Beginnings to you, too!
This resonates with me because I often apologize too much. Love your word and hope you live life fully and unapologetically all year round! :)
ReplyDeleteI'm catching myself more now that I'm aware of it, catching myself and asking if I really do need to apologize in this moment or if it's so ingrained it's become automatic.
DeleteThanks, Tyrean! I'll try. :)
That's a great outlook to have to start the new year! My goal for the year is to just be more creative.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Sarah!
DeleteI think your goal is excellent. There are so many ways to be creative. You've got this!
Maybe Unrepentant. I have spent too much time trying to find someone, or something, to votefor, but have almost always voted against something, or someone.
ReplyDeleteThis season I am going to actually vote for something, maybe, and a whole shitload of people to vote against, and I will be unrepentant about it all.
So much for that rant, Happy New year, Madeline, hope your novel.novella. got done. I am still plugging away at mine, trying to build a blog, and design one more thing for my job.
I did manage a loose draft/outline kind of thing for the novel/novella, so I'm counting it as . . . something. :o I hope to dig into it this year.
DeleteGood luck with your novel and blog!
Sounds like a great plan for your life.
ReplyDeleteLet's hope so!
DeleteI like that. I'm too old to be apologetic too.
ReplyDeleteMaybe there's a club we could join? :)
DeleteGreat word choice! There are some aspects of life that just don't warrant other people's opinion. It reminds me of my daughter, asking it if was okay if she wore her T-shirt that had a rainbow grim reaper and said "Spoiler alert: everyone dies". I told her life doesn't have a dress code, though cities typically have laws about indecent exposure, so she should probably wear clothes, and also adhere to the rules at school and stores. But if anyone gave her crap about her appearance, I will definitely be telling her not to apologize for being her.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Loni! I was going to go with "confidence" since I seem to have lost a lot of that, but I think "unapologetic" might be a way to bring back some confidence, too.
DeleteThat is a wonderful goal. I plan to adopt it without apology!
ReplyDeleteThat's the spirit! :)
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