I have yet again completely lost track of a daily commitment as such, however even though this challenge will certainly take me longer than a year, I want to keep doing it.... I don't know, sometimes I feel stupid, writing this chain of messages to the internet, no one actually reading them or showing much response but what I do like is that it makes me think...
for example, this one DAY 21: everything you wish for in a significant other
I find this question really tough, quite frankly, despite the fact that I don't consider myself an ignorant person, I don't even know what is really meant by 'significant other'? So I guess the way I can answer this question is take the meaning of significant other to be what I look for in the ideal person, you know, what I hope I can be?
Maybe I can answer this by sharing my new year's resolutions.... I usually would never do this, I am a fairly personal person and currently my resolutions of in my tiny little journal locked away in my top drawer.. but then again, this is for me, I don't suppose many people, especially no one that I know are reading this. so, my resolutions:
1) TREAT OTHERS AS YOU WISH TO BE TREATED, so cheesy, right? But its still true, something I've always thought about cliches, we are constantly told not to use them in English class, however, the reason that they are a cliche to begin with is because they have been said many times, and the reason for that? Because they are true and wise. This year I hope that I can just half live up to the purity of one who treats others as they wish to be treated.... I must admit, I've had this resolution for a while now, but it gets hard rather quickly with the regular stress of school, and just life I guess.
2) STOP BEING JEALOUS, unfortunately I am a rather jealous person, in the way that I've often looked a pretty girls and wished I looked like that, or envied the success of a friend, that type of stuff.....I hope that does'nt make me out to be a horrible person, I promise I'm not, and I would never admit that I envy this stuff but again, its easy to get caught up in what other people have and what you don't. This year I hope to be completely grateful and satisfied with who I am, how I look and what I can do.
3) BE THE CHANGE YOU WISH TO SEE IN THE WORLD... another classic, I know... but this year, I really just want to make a significant difference. Living in South Africa has numerous perks, but I must say that occasionally when something tragic happens due to the result of poverty, it makes staying here harder than it seems. I really want to make difference in SA, I hope to make a small contribution to bettering the rather tough situations of many people living here.
4) STOP BEING SCARED TO LIVE, so often I have kicked myself for being scared. I do not want to be a fearful person, scared to do so many great thing, go on incredible adventures just because I am scared of death, of the unknown.... I really hope that this year I can live to the fullest and seize every singe opportunity.
I'm sorry that I drifted off, but I didn't really know how else to answer the question... chat soon.... but work on your own resolutions :) I don't know if you're out there, if anyone's reading this, but have an amazing 2013, I know I plan to.
- Caity xx
