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My New Year's Resolution Is To Be More Selfish

If all you've done is give, it's time to take.

Mary Ann Kathleen Rasmussen
Jan 03, 2017
Illinois State University
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My New Year's Resolution Is To Be More Selfish
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For the year of 2017, I would definitely love to do things like lose weight or eat healthier; but, this year what I want the most is to be selfish. Yep, you read that right. I want to be selfish.

No, I’m not crazy. I just want a happier, more fulfilling life and being a little more selfish is how I’m going to get it.

What I mean is, I want to be selfish with my time, money, love, and I want to take. God, I want to take so much from this life. I want to take all the opportunities I possibly can. I want to go on vacations and go on adventures. I want to do things I’ve never done.

I am 19-years-old. I am on my last teen year and I’m determined to make it the best one. Lately, I’ve felt like I’m always worried about everyone around me. Worrying about if people like me or want to spend time with me. Do they even want me in their life at all? That’s not how things should be. I shouldn’t be working myself into a panic over a person or scenario. I need to worry more about what I think of myself and what does and does not make me happy. I don’t need to live my life for other people. I need to live my life for me. From January 1st and on, I’m worried about me. I’m going to do things that make me feel alive.

None of this is meant to be taken as “Other people aren’t my problem,” or “I don’t care about other people at all.” That’s not what this is. This is me saying I’ve put other people above myself for far too long. It’s time for my life to be about me and what makes me happy. Instead of settling for things because it’s easier or because those are my options at that time, I want to wait until what I really want comes along.

Whether it’s waiting for a pair of shoes I want to come back in stock, waiting for the right boy, or taking the right amount of time on my school work, I want to take the time and effort to make my life all that I want it to be. To do that I feel like I need to be more selfish. I need to stop giving so much of myself to people who don’t deserve it. I need to stop sitting around waiting for things to just happen. I have to go out there and get it.

I hope that 2017 is full of success, happiness, love, and adventures. I hope that I can make that happen for myself. I want to take the absolute most from 2017. I want to be more selfish. Whatever your New Year’s Resolutions are, I hope they are fulfilled.

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