2022 - the year of letting go

I know, I know, I feel the Elsa "Let It Go" vibes when I read that, too. Why do you think I like the title so much! But really, the last couple years may feel like a blur but they personally, have been very different and I'm ready to leave some of it in the dust.

2020 was a year of lots of unknowns, but it was also a year of awareness.

We were thrown into UNKNOWN positions for some: home schooling teacher, stay-at-home parent, work-from-home spouse. All of our "normal" responsibilities were like a turned upside down, doubled up and then kicked while we're down kind of feeling - and I think you could have fallen into 2 categories: the holy shit, that just happened, but I'm going to rise up OR the holy shit, that just happened and its pushing me down.

Personally, because for me, 2019 was SO bad in my personal life, I only had 1 direction, and that was up. Don't get me wrong, I was still surviving, not thriving, but I was taking steps in a forward direction. 2020 was a year to remember what's really important and why we're on this "journey" in the first place.

2021 was a year of hope, more let downs but also growth.

It was a year that I took everything I learned from 2020 and started putting it into action. However, do you know what comes with NEW? Fear, judgement, doubt in my abilities and if anyone even cared. I started off SO confident, but there were so many times that I questioned everything I was doing because it wasn't getting the results or reactions I had hoped for.

I literally felt like I was riding an emotional rollercoaster - getting so inspired and motivated and then running dry and feeling left defeated. This lasted literally into the new year. I had so many goals to end 2021 feeling strong and instead felt deflated and confused.

So here we are, 2022 - the year of letting go.

I may not have the exact direction I want to go but there are a few things that I know will NOT get me to where I want to be so I am saying PEACE OUT to:

- Limiting Beliefs. These are thoughts, convictions or beliefs that you have in yourself, built up over time, that lead you away from reaching higher or limit you from taking an opportunity or push you away from change, all together. These are those little shitty voices in your head telling you that you're not good enough, they won't care, you're not qualified, whatever that negative talk is that you are hearing.. it is NOT truth. It is a conclusive feeling from which experiences in your life have led you to believe are true, and most of the time, you're doing it subconsciously. It takes daily practice, but you can fight through these with affirmations, journaling and meditation.

- Fear of Being Judged. There's no telling how many times I held back from doing something because I was scared of someone's reaction. Are they going to think I'm a failure if I'm honest? Will people unfollow me because I talk about fitness too much? Will people say I'm crazy for being THIS extra and throwing another party? NEWS FLASH: YOUR people WANT it. If they don't want it, THEY ARE NOT YOUR PEOPLE. And that is ok!

- Being the "Yes Man" because that's how I feel accepted. Whewww baby. This is a big one. How many times have you said "yes" to something that did not line up with your values, stressed you out or just wasn't something you wanted to do BECAUSE that's how you felt you'd be accepted by that person? Well I can tell you, I've done it too many times to count. It felt good to be wanted, but then felt crappy to feel used. It felt good to do show yourself as the SUPER MOM that could do it all, but then felt crappy when all the balls fell and nothing actually got executed. It felt good to feel needed, but you're miserable because you didn't really want to do it in the first place. It's time to use OUR time more wisely. There are people out there that really need you, the real you, your passions and things that light your heart on fire. Go do that. It will bring so much more joy to your life if you're filling the moments with things that make YOU happy.

- Choosing the easy way because it's more comfortable. One of my motto's for 2022 is

" be comfortable with being uncomfortable"

because you can not get a different result by doing things the same, and yes, change is and always will be uncomfortable. Whether it's a change in the weather, change in someone's mood, a change in your kid's favorite meal, a change in Instagram's algorithm, you gotta roll WITH it to stay on top. The more you fight to stay the same in a changing world, the faster you get dragged down and babe, that aint happening this year. I've got things to do!

So tell me, do you relate to any of this above? What are letting go of going into 2022? Tell me in the comments so I can cheer you on because " we don't care what they're going to say. Let the storm rage on. The cold never bothered me anyway." ~ Elsa