I have decided that birthdays are the new, New Year's Day. This is great because today is my birthday, and I can start my New Year today. Honestly this has to do with the fact that I have actually just found my New Year's Resolution list. Yes, that pesky list that doesn't seem to make it past month two.

Well, to give you a little bit of insight, let me share my resolution list that I lost:

1. Be healthy.

2. Read my Bible daily. Take time to read.

3. Call my family more often.

4. Take time to read.

5. Take Ttme to relax.

6. Be intentional about all relationships.

7. Be adventurous (aka go to coffee shops).

8. Get through my current journal.

9. Blog at least once a week/month.

10. Hope for the best daily.

Those are the things that I told myself that I would accomplish this year, and for the most part I have not done many of them. Not really a surprise because I lost this list and during and after the semester I don't want really want to do anything productive.

So, how would I be able to combat this failure of committing to a list? I don't have an answer. And it is so easy to want to give up quickly and not even try. However, change is what is needed for a person to grow and get to experience new things. We were not created so that we would be stagnant and not growing.

We are given each and everyday as the start of the rest of our lives. However, sometimes it takes an event like a birthday that ends with a 0 to remind us that life goes by very quickly and that we need to stop watching the clock tick by. Life is meant to be lived and enjoyed.

This means that I need to suck it up and do things. No more complaining and watching Netflix for 36 hours in a row. Because honestly, Beyonce has the same amount of hours in the day. And if she is killing it, then I can be killing it too.

So, as my twentieth birthday draws to an end, I plan on making a promise to myself. One I am stealing from a friend, but one that will help me grow to truly find out who I am truly meant to be.

I, Mojade promise to live life to the fullest. Many days I will want to give up and crawl in bed. However, I will fight the urge to do nothing and actually do something. I will go outside and face the bugs that will attack. I will find a new place to explore. I will also get lost in an adventure inside a book seeing the world that another has created. No longer will I waste time ignoring the world, but instead I will embrace it. I will instead live a lifestyle that is more positive and healthy. I will be ready to roll with the punches and end them with a smile instead of a frown. Also I will try and visit the gym more often and do yoga!!

Time to conquer the world with this New Year and I plan to crush this year!