Me, unbothered. Wondering who dis is.

Guess what babes? It's what we've all been waiting for...

So, it's the oh so hyped 2017. She's here. Hoo-RAY. Chill. So many of us get so caught up in needing a new year, as if it really changes anything about you. Let's be honest folks!

Being realistic...

If your habits haven't changed in years, they won't change now just because it's a new year. You have to choose to be different. You have to choose new habits, then DO them. Every opportunity to make a new choice should be seized. The calendar changing from 2016 to 2017 won't make the adjustment for you.

So, stop flexing!

You aren't cutting anyone off. If you were, you would've done it and you wouldn't have needed a "holiday" to do it. Cut him off if you want to! Do it already! Should've done it in November! I see so many folks saying "this year, I'm cutting so and so off". Couldn't you have done it prior to January 1? Don't flex like you're going to do all these new and magnificent things that you didn't think twice about months ago. And to be honest...

It's weird that we wait until the new year to make a difference?

Why do we do that? Why can't we use every new DAY? Every new week, or month? You stick to the same toxic habits, people, choices, and lifestyles for 365 days THEN decide after 12 whole months of BS you will ~change~. Stop that, boo! You get a whole new 24 hours every day to let go of all the mess. Waiting until next year is lame. Then what happens the year after that?

hint: ya still doing the same shit.

On top of the flexing, all we do is

complain and whine! Count your blessings as much as you count your burdens! The only difference between a happy person and an unhappy person is their attitude. Folks complained all December about 2016 being awful. Unpopular opinion: it wasn't awful for me. Why? Because I know every year will have its disappointments, rough patches, and trials. Worse has happened. I'll admit it was a tough year on its own, but we've had plenty of tough years depending on how you look at it. STOP COUNTING ALL THAT GOES WRONG FOR A CHANGE. It's hard but you're keeping yourself in that anxious or depressed state even more by only looking at the negative. Count your love, count your family, count your basic needs being met. If ya reading this you have a phone or computer so COUNT that! Life is just a brief intermission between life and death ... why waste it wallowing in shit versus celebrating the sweet stuff.

But TATE it was a bad year for me!

Okay, I hear you baby. Here's what you do: Take a breath, realize things have already happened. Move forward. Remember I said you get 24 hours to do something different. Take it an hour at a time if you have to. But, don't sit there expecting a magical change. Not happening. If you're living, you'll have more bad experiences. That's life.

Accept who you are

And just work towards improvement. You are not a new you. Sorry. You're the same you. The strengths, the weaknesses, the good, and the bad. That's you! You don't need to be "new" because you will never be. Make goals, find a lane, and cruise.

Pack light, y'all.

Happy New Year!