New Year, New ….
Every year in preparation for the upcoming New Year, I always ask my followers what traditions you follow to close out the year and start the New Year fresh are.
In the Latino culture, we end the old year cleansing, organizing, washing, and despojando your home, aka cleansing rituals. Old with the old and in with the new.
This year as I prepped for the New Year to arrive, I was exhausted. I did not want to go cleaning crazy as I tend to do EVERY year. I was angry and grumpy and tantrum the whole time. So I decided to stop and honor myself. I decided to understand that I stressed myself out every year, yet I didn't feel good about it. As I finalized my preparation for 2021 and ate dinner at home with my family, I sent some early texts, poured a glass of wine, and watched a movie.
At this very moment, I decided to accept that 2020 was a terrible year and that my 2021 could not arrive with a bad attitude and stress. I allowed the 2020 stressors to keep me in survival mode. I did not allow myself to feel any emotion. I did not allow myself to process what I felt nor sit with my feelings. So at the very moment, as I was sipping my wine, I reclaimed what the New Year, New ME motto was. My new motto for 2021 is New Year, New Pivot. I will pivot and allow me to honor my feelings and emotions. I will pivot and look at my health and weight from a different perspective. I will pivot in setting boundaries for myself and practicing self-care without guilt. I will pivot in closing doors of fruitless amistades and fill my cup with those who mutually pour into mine. I will pivot in my spiritual journey and keep my practices consistent. I will pivot, I will pivot.
You see, no matter what 2021 brings, my perspective has changed. That 2020 end of year ritual stress was only a decimal of all the stressors I take on. I can no longer allow external stressors to get the best of me.
This year of Pivot is a year I am looking forward to honoring.
How are you honoring yourself this New Year? Will you Pivot with me too?