I bring greetings from the year 2026
Since this is my first post of the year, I felt it fit to do something different but still talk about my plans for the year.
I seriosly don't kow what entered my head this morning to drop this post but if yoiu are seeing it, then it probaly means the post successfully escaped the draft section.
so, let's dive in.....
Every year, we all make some new year's plan. Some call it resolution but they never do see it to the end. They compromise and eventually start double guessing their resolutions. I know for a fact because this is definitely something I do every year but the good part about mine is that I see like 2 or 3 to the end but deep down, I don't feel accomplished. So this year, I narrowed it down to just 3 and any other is a giveaway.
While making the list, there was one thing that stood out and had to be at the top because it guides me through the remaining 2. Guiding my Mental Health is one thing I have never compromised for anyone or anything. I have gone as far as ending a relationship just because she was messing up my head. I was talking with @bipolar95 in the neoxian city 🏙️ one time about cutting people off if they forget my birthday. That is one practice I brought up years ago and I don't really care what people think about that opinion because it's mine and not yours. Funniest thing is that I tell everyone I am building a relationship with (friendship or otherwise) about this my principle and of they cared enough, it would ring in their heads. The essence of doing this is because it's the only day I take seriously because I was born and my mum didn't die while giving birth to me. I know people can be busy for 364 days but you see that last day, it mine if I do matter to you. This is not a sense of entitlement, it's just so that I prepare myself mentally for the coming year.
That has always been how I deal to avoid myself from making silly excuses for them and letting them repeat the process over and over while I'm not cool with it. It definitely saves me the thinking stress.
To add to the list, another thing I would like do is staying off stressful discussions. One discussion that triggers me more that anything is gender based arguments. It's not like I criticise any of the TWO genders, but I mean why make an argument against something if you have not lived a day or twenty something years as that gender. Such arguments are pointless and you would be surprised what people cough out just to make a point. I decided this when I saw a video on Tiktok about a lady in the gym (if you are consistent online, I'm sure you did too). On reading the comments on the post, I wanted to reply some but I just felt like talking to brick walls would be much better. So I made that decision of staying off any form of argument that relates to this. I can enter conversions though but when I see that it's taking another way or heading towards one gender being better than the other then I jump off the ship.
Another is something "I know is impossible to do". Yes, people always say don't say IMPOSSIBLE. If you think it's impossible then it is impossible.
Hope they also know that it's possible to jump off a skyscraper but what's not possible is coming out alive with any assistance of a parachute or something.
Going into an half baked plan is something I plan to avoid this year. There will be nothing like half glass full for me this year. If it's not full baked plan, I won't do. It won't just stress you mentally but always stress you financially.
The third is overthinking "If it didn't dey, it didn't dey". Overthinking about anything or anyone is not my portion this year. This one will lead me to my next blog post. Hope to see you there also.
The last but not the list is being a people pleaser. Going out of your way to help people is a good thing. But if I take 15 buses out of my way then I won't. If it is within my strength, then I will do. I decided this because I have a policy "do unto others what you want others to do to you". In as much as I don't do things because I come asking again but at the same time, I question my decisions if every time I go out of my way for you but you can't take a little diversion out of your way for me.
My mental health is very important to me this year. With a good mental health, you will definitely be able to see between the lines of life and others.
What's your thought of this??
