It’s another new year and I begin once again with a reflection of past escapades and thoughts about what the future could hold.

The new year itself I celebrated surrounded by awesome friends and a welcoming crowd of people from other cultures. Salsa dancing and the love of simply letting go were high on the list of priorities as we lifted our hands and voices up in jubilation.

Now as I write this upon the first of the year (though I know y’alls are reading it later than that), I reflect on the subject of my consistent single status and what it could mean to start a relationship in the coming year.

Sadly, I have few prospects on this front, though I am attempting to branch out in hopes that maybe something could turn up.

And yet, in a way, I’d like to embrace this season in my life. It is a season of trying new things, chasing after new experiences, and dwelling on new lines of thinking. I am not tied down with the responsibilities which oftentimes accompany the onset romantic relationships, and I am able to study new horizons without worrying about how my partner would view them.

I can abandon myself to accomplishing the tasks at hand, whether they are serving customers at my place of employment, taking difficult classes in college in order to broaden my understanding of the world, or going on spontaneous trips to cities three hours away in order to visit friends who attend a different school.

Though I might have to conserve on finances due to the costs of maintaining an automobile or paying for school expenses not covered in tuition, I still can find time to do things I love with the people I love, without having the added expenditures which come with pursuing a long-term relationship with a gentleman.

That is not to say that I would not like to start a relationship, but it is a reflection on how things currently stand between me and potential partners-in-crime.

All this being said, I do have a few New Year’s resolutions to propose for myself and my well-being (and the well-being of others).

• I resolve to finds ways to be kind to other people every day (in patience, in generosity, in gentleness, in comfort, etc.).
• I resolve to continue pursuing a better lifestyle (increasing physical activity, eating healthier, etc.).
• I resolve to embrace the singleness which I have lived in my whole life (it is a blessing, and if it changes, that would be a blessing too. But if not, I want to live contentedly in every state which life chooses to place me).

Thank you for your time, and I pray that someone may bless you in an amazing way today and/or in the coming days. Good luck to you now. Naomi signing out.