These last few days, like many people, I have spent time thinking about what I should change this year. What will make this year better? How can I improve? I realize all these questions end up for me leading to how can I be more successful? The questions that started out being asked with good intentions lead to worry, anxiety, and being selfish. Thinking about certain things leads to me worrying obsessively. I make myself anxious over things I cannot improve or change really at all. I spend time obsessing over problems I cannot control and waste the moment I am currently living in, a moment I do have control over. I make myself on edge and I do not enjoy life. I have decided that my life needs to be more prioritized. We should focus more on enjoying life and less on going faster and getting more. I know personally one thing I need to focus on is unplugging and disconnecting more.

I am not saying do not set goals and resolutions. Those things are good and I have set some for myself.

We need to define what really matters in life. Ultimately for me the most important part of my life is my faith and my belief in Jesus Christ. However, we need to address our identity and other things that make up our everyday life. We need to address where we try to find our happiness and what our priorities are. Identity should be found in who you truly are, not in what you have.

Currently I am in my sophomore year of college. I remember how worried I was moving in freshman year to my little dorm room that I was to also share with someone else. No way was all my stuff going to fit. I just knew it. However, after moving I realized that what I really needed and what I really wanted was in my little space. I realized that I did not need many material goods.

I think at least for me all this jumbled mess I am writing leads to me being more intentional in life. Being more intentional in my relationships, in what I do, and why I “need” the things I need. Focus on what matters. Focus on what truly makes you happy. As cliché as it sounds, focus on making your life the best it can be, living life to the fullest. I personally need to focus on being positive and worrying less. Taking time each day to pause. I need to be more disciplined and organized. I know that putting my best step forward can lead to 2017 being the best year yet. I want to challenge you all to make 2017 the best yet.