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2016 has been an incredible year. While most choose to remember the negatives of this year I can't help but think of all the great things that happened. I came into this year with an extremely positive attitude not knowing what to expect. I was faced with so many challenges this year that I could never have expected. Although I still face them as I leave 2016 I am stronger because of them. This year has also brought on many exciting surprises. I came into the year with a dream and left with it accomplished, I don't know how much more I can ask for than that. I can only hope that 2017 brings the same success. I agreed, in the summer, to start taking vocal lessons. This was honestly one of the best decisions I've ever made. I've always loved singing but I'm a generally shy person so I never thought I could do it. Little did I know I ended up loving singing in front of people and I do it nearly every week in church now. To be honest, it doesn't feel real. Walking into this year I thought it would be the same as the first 14 years. But, God had such bigger plans. While I wish I could change some things, I feel like the positives far outweighed the negatives. I'm leaving this year feeling positive and happy about the choices I made and things I accomplished. My next biggest thing in 2016 was hitting 1000 followers on my instagram. I never could have dreamed of reaching that many followers when I first started. I've met so many incredbile people through it and making that account was one of the best decisions I have ever made. If I'm honest that account has helped me make more friends offline, it really broke my comfort zone which helped me in a very strange, but real way offline. I've made some of the best memories this year, and I will never forget them. I'm leaving this year in a very good place in my life. I'm very happy, which feels really good to say. I don't know if I could have said that coming into this year. Now that I've addressed all of the positives, there is one struggle I want to touch on. In late June I had a fall and injured my back pretty badly. I had to attend physical therapy and many different doctors before they could fully diagnose what was wrong. As it turns out I have fibromyalsia. Luckily, it's not too serious, but it is something I wish I could leave in 2016. While it is a very big part of my life, I try to keep it under control. It's very easy to let the negatives over power the positives. But, this struggle has had many positive outcomes. I can leave 2016 knowing that I've worked very hard to beat this and that one day I'll be able to do all those things I used to do. I'm really proud of myself that I've got through all my blood tests before the new year and that I have a lot of people fighting for me as well. Believe it or not, this struggle has brought out the best in me and helped me realize who was there when I needed them. All in all, I could not be more grateful for all the amazing things this year has brought. There is nothing left to do but praise God for all that He has given me. I wish the best of luck to you for the rest of the year and for the new year. Merry Christmas and happy holidays!
God Bless, Maddi
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2016 is almost over can you believe it? 2017 is right around the corner! How many New Year Day's have you spent writing down your resolutions and promising yourself this year will be different; only to quit one week in? I know this has happened pretty much every year for me since I've started making resolutions. I know how disheartening it can be to give up on something you really wanted to get done. Well, how about we both make this year different? How about we make 2017 our year? This year we won't give up. Now obviously that's much easier said than done. But, I've composed a list of a couple tips and tricks to help you keep your resolutions for more than a week this year!
Keep Your Resolutions: 1.) Break it Down- It's very easy to dream big but not always as easy to follow though. So, many people drop their dreams thinking it's impossible. Here's a little trick to make your dreams seem less intimidating. Break them into little goals. Take it one step at a time. Write in a notebook at the top your overall goal for the year, then write your game plan to get there. You can use boxes, or numbers to write the steps, whatever floats your boat, but make sure you have a plan. Everytime you feel discouraged make sure to just focus on taking it one step at a time. 2) Keep Your Motivation Up- It's easy at the end of the year to find the motivation to achieve all your dreams, but as soon as it gets hard to follow through with you lose that motivation. It's this aspect that always holds me back personally. So, I've come up with a little trick to keep up the motivation. Write down every goal you have, It doesn't matter how tiny it is write it down. Once you complete it check it off write away. Once you start to loose motivation look back on what you've already done. Once you seen how much you've done you'll start to appreciate those little milestones even more. And you'll realize how much you are actually capable of! 3). The Backup Plan If your anything like me sometimes writing down my goals still doesnt help keep me motivated. So, here's your chance to phone a friend. Have your friend call or text you a couple times a week to make sure you're keeping up with your goals, Set reminders in your phone to send before you wake up so that's the first thing you see every morning. if you're really dedicated you could put signs all over your house with inspirational messages and motivation. 4.) Take it Easy Resolution can be hard! Don't work yourself to the point of exhaustion. After all, your health will always bemore important than any goal. It's important to work hard for what you want but, make sure you get a good amount of sleep and hydrate yourself. It's important to give yourself a break sometimes, I like to set up 2 or 3 "cheat days" per month. "Cheat days" are basically days where your restriction or resolution doesn't apply. There's no rule for cheat days you could pick a day of the week for your cheat day or you could choose just a couple days from the month to cheat. For example, you could pick all dates with a 9 in them are cheat days. That gives you about 3 cheat days per month which is a good amount to make sure you're still getting work done, but also makes sure that you're staying healthy. Well, that's it! I really hope you enjoyed those tips and tricks and I hope they helped! Let me know in the comments what your resolution for 2017 are and what you're most excited for in the new year! |
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