In yesterday’s blog post How Our Habits Shape Our Identity (& Vice Versa): The Real Reason I Wasn’t Able To Change in 2020, I discussed how instead of creating, setting and focusing solely on our habits, we should instead focus on the person we want to become.
While I didn’t know about this particular technique back in 2020, I still had a vision of who I wanted to become in the future:
I don’t know when you’ll be reading this, whether it be in Year 9 or in Year 12, but I hope that you have grown. I hope you have learnt to love yourself, and are living your life to the fullest of your potential. I hope that you’ve realised that you don’t need others validation and that your opinion of yourself is the only one that matters. I hope you see yourself as a hardworking, caring and kind person, who will achieve great things if you work hard and are passionate about what you do. I hope that when you look back to 2020, you don’t see all the bad things that happened, but all the things you learned and accomplished. I hope that you are living your life as the best you and that you find your true meaning of happiness. I hope you become confident in yourself and don’t worry about what the future holds. Whatever happens, know that it’s all for a reason and that God is with you every step of the way. I hope you enjoyed reading this reflection of 2020, and I hope that you, the older, wiser, and more mature version of myself, is living life as the happy girl I know that I am.
Looking back now, I’m proud to say that I’m one step closer in becoming that version of myself my 2020 self longed for me to become.
In 2022, I want to become a more confident, loving and creative person. I want to explore the different versions of myself, and learn to love and accept all of them. I want to be brave enough to do the things that usually would scare me, like asking for help when I need it, or kissing the guy that I really like. I want to be brave enough to be honest not just with others, but with myself. I want to transform into a girl who achieves and is able to achieve her true potential. I want to be happy with who I am, and the people and the things around me. I want to be vulnerable, uplifting, supportive, but most of all, I want to live in the present moment. I want to learn from the past, romanticise the present, be optimistic about the future. I want to take advantage of the opportunities that come my way, and just be grateful for everything and everyone in my life. I want to be the best version of myself and be truly happy.
Change is inevitable. You may not have full control over the future, but you have control over your own life, your reactions, and you have the ability to make choices for yourself. You have the power to change – whether it’s for the better or worse, that’s up to you to decide.