It's a new year! Time to set goals and be contemplative over the previous 12 months! Goals & resolutions are not really my thing, but it's hard not to use January 1 as a definitive marker in time allowing you to look both backward and forward simultaneously.
Last year some friends and I decided that we'd make 2014 the year of #newthings (I think this actually carried over from 2013, but I still used it for 2014). Hashtags are fun, and it was a lighthearted way to look at something and think "this is something I wouldn't normally do, but I'll go for it because....#newthings." I can't speak for anyone else, but I think it got me out of my comfort zone a few times - in work, life, relationships, and adventures. Sometimes these #newthings were successful, sometimes they were duds, but still, it served as some motivation and it was fun.
I decided I'd come up with a hashtag for 2015. My first idea was #SoftPants. This is not serious and will not better my life in anyway, except that I will be massively comfortable the more I wear things with elastic or drawstring waistbands. Many thanks to my good friends' 2 year old for this description that is my new favorite word. But, let's be serious. (Though I'm still using this all year)
My serious hashtag for 2015 is going to be #RiseAboveTheAwkward. I avoid a lot of things in life because I want to avoid an awkward situation, but have recently come to realize, it's only me that is concerned about the awkward or even the only one experiencing it. I need to be better at just saying "Life is going to be awkward, but I'm going for it anyway." I already had a #RiseAboveTheAwkward experience once this year, and I'm extremely glad I did it. I didn't let my fear of the uncomfortable keep me from doing something fun, and I had a great time in the process.
I hope you all join me in opportunities to #RiseAboveTheAwkward in 2015. May your life be more fun and less awkward and all those other good things.
Also, may it be abundantly full of #SoftPants. Because they are the greatest.
