The end of the year is upon
us. I always like this time of year because I feel like I can forgive myself
for all of the mistakes I have made throughout the year and get ready for a
fresh start. I can strive to do better. I usually am at my heaviest weight
around now. Halloween candy leads to Thanksgiving overeating, then to Christmas
season indulgences. But.....not this year. Thankfully, I have made a drastic
change in my eating choices and I am ready to step it up in the new year. As I
review the last year, my change in diet also coincided with a change in my
general thinking. I have thoughtfully and emphatically tried to change a part
of my personality that often gets in the way of my own happiness. I have always
been a "pleaser". I want everyone to be happy and I try to do my best to help
others reach that goal. In the last couple of years, I finally came to the
conclusion that it is an impossible task. As hard as I try to protect
those closest to me, I have no power to insure their happiness. So, I can only
be true to myself, and make choices that are well intentioned. Sometimes that
means not being as social as I once was. It often means being a
hermit. There is nothing wrong with being a hermit.
As Albert Einstein once said, "Solitude is painful when one is young, but delightful when one is more mature."
Maybe I am maturing.
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