New Year...Same....Me

2023 is here, and I'm so glad that I am blessed to see it. Quite often we make those "new year resolutions" to lose weight, think positive, and be better. For so long, I would make a list a mile long on goals, ideas, and dreams I wanted to accomplish, and by the end of the year...nothing had changed. Weight was gained, goals left on the list, and dreams chalked to being "too big of ideas" and abandoned.

In 2019, I read how people should no longer make resolutions, but to set intentions. Intentions to do your best, make goals reasonable, and more importantly give yourself grace in the process. There's nothing worse than seeing other people crush their goals and resolutions, while you still feel stuck and unmotivated. Hearing "new year...new me" began to make me feel that if I didn't reach any of my goals...I was the same. No growth. No change. No progress. No new me.

Well..in 2023, I'm taking the pressure off. It's a new year, yet it the same me. The same loving, caring, innovative, and spirited Ashley. Yes, I have intentions and goals set. Yes, I plan to take better care of myself both physically and emotionally, yet I will not beat myself up if I have a bad day. I won't stifle my tears if I need a good cry, and I will most definitely give myself grace when I just need to take a beat. I encourage you to do the same. Take care of yourself, your spirit, and your heart.

#AshleySpeak