No Expectations for 2023

As we all reflect back on our 2022 year, it is often a blur. What I do know however is that traveling to Costa Rica this fall, stepping outside of my every day world helped me to realize that the only person I need to find a balanced happy life is actually, me. It is one of the hardest lessons to learn in life. Many of us look to friends, parents, siblings, spouses our children, even our pets to feel needed and supported. Looking inward is not comfortable or easy. The more time you actually spend turning inward, the more you can just be. That being said, when you can settle into yourself and let a little of that self doubt go, relationships with others become so much easier. Taking chances and not having expectations opens the possibility to pleasantly surprised and self fulfillment..

It's like being young again. Everything is a new experience. But let's all be honest, the older we get the more set in our ways we become. It just happens. We do not like to take a chance even on an everyday decision. We are comfortable in our routine. I think back to when I was a teenager . I loved the unexpected thrill of roller coasters, The butterflies of not knowing what to expect. Now, I find myself looking at a menu before trying a new restaurant to see if there is anything I would want to eat. It is absurd if you think about it! We can always find something we like if we are forced to try something new. I am not sure about you but if I don't see something familiar, I find another place. Diverting from our norm gives us a chance to discover new opportunities yet sometimes it's so hard to change paths.

Take a chance in 2023 and try not to set unrealistic goals from the get go. The truth is,

as long as we can exhale we have the chance to always begin again. So maybe in 2023 begin to just notice your breath, and you may learn something incredible about yourself because you decided to just be.