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Embracing The New Year

Every day matters.

Madison Beeck
Jan 11, 2016
University of Northern Iowa
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Embracing The New Year
sovalumni.com

Students are finally starting to head back to college after an amazing break at home to relax and destress from all of the studying and preparation from finals. Some students might still be trying to build themselves back up after the torture of finals. On the contrary, other students are beyond excited to head back to school and reunite with their friends and some might even be ready to get away from their hectic life at home with their family.

When students head back to school, ready or not, they need to be prepared to start another semester and work on bettering themselves. The year is now 2016. It's almost crazy to think about. Before you know it, it will be 2020 and then 2030 and after that it will be 2050 and our lives will be flying by. People always have told me that life sure flies by, and at first I didn't agree with them. I thought they just said that to scare me. Now, I am already started my second semester of college. Although several students will become busy again with homework, studying, clubs, games, and other activities, I hope students take the time to remember that it's a new year. You can become a new you- a better version of yourself.

Here are a few habits that will lead you to accomplish your goal of making yourself better:

- Avoid negative people

- Overcome your fears

- You are unstoppable

- Let go of the past

- Show kindness to people around you

- Identify your blind spots

- Write a letter to your future self

- Learn a new hobby

- Quit a bad habit

- Learn to deal with difficult people

- Start a journal

- Don't forget to do things that make you happy

- Meditate

- Drink more water

- Walk to places as much as you can

- Wake up and make your bed, the feeling of accomplishment will push you through the day

- Ask for feedback

- Smile

- Exercise

- Love yourself for who you are

- Embrace the parts of you that you may not be very fond of

- Eat better

- Set goals

- Accept failure and learn from it

- Be thankful for all you have and all the world has to offer

- Read

- Push through tough times

- Give to others

- Reflect

- Always remind yourself it's a bad day, not a bad life

Don't let life pass you by. Embrace it. Enjoy it. Learn to love and live with the cards God has dealt you.




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