Dear Past New Year's Resolutions,
I know I say this every year, but 2016 is going to be my year. This time I really mean it, too. I have high hopes for what 2016 will offer, especially after the year I've had. I learned so much in 2015, thanks to your help and am ready to explore every opportunity on its way in 2016. I know you weren't expecting this, but I think I have to handle 2016 on my own. No more new resolutions.
I know you're thinking right now, "But 2015 was such a good year for us." It was! For the first time I completed my New Year's resolution. At the end of the year, I really felt successful. But that doesn't excuse the years before 2015 when I didn't complete my resolution. I'm sorry, but things have really been unhealthy between us for years now. I've done my part in letting us fall apart, too. I struggled to remember you, too. I don't mean to do it, but it is easy to forget one promise I made to myself on January 1.
I have decided to leave you where you belong: in past years. In 2016, I will not be playing catch up with my 2014 resolution. I also won't be making any new ones. In having a successful year with you, I have realized that I do not need you to be successful. The risks I take and the opportunities I seize should not be influenced by a single resolution I made in January. A new year will not change who I am and a resolution will not inspire me to do something I normally would not do. We had a good run, but it is time for us to go our separate ways.
There is only room for one of us in this new year and it's going to be me. The past is going to stay where it belongs this year - in the past. You are just another opportunity to stay stuck in the past. The whole point of a resolution is to take a year to fix something about myself. This year I am deciding that I don't need to be fixed to be better.
In 2016, every day will be an opportunity to be a better person. I will take on each day with an open mind ready to see what life has to offer me. I will continuously challenge myself to grow as a person. This year will be my year because you will not limit me by trying to fix me. I will learn in 2016 if I can be great on my own accord. I am excited to see what 2016 has to offer me without you.
Sincerely,
The girl who's done with resolutions
