If you watched Why 2016 Was Tough + My Focus Word For 2017, you know that last year was challenging for me personally, and I am focused on becoming more rooted in 2017. (If you didn’t watch that video, this post may not make a lot of sense!) Also related: Happy Tears, Friend Dates, + Volunteering | January: Rooted and Walking Through Grief + Small Steps Forward | February: Rooted.
March was a month full of travel for me, and those days away helped me find greater peace and contentment in my current situation. If you’re interested in hearing more, you can watch my March: Rooted video below or on YouTube here. (Make sure to subscribe–my subscribers have had access to this video since Saturday!)
// How was your March? Are you making any progress on your 2017 word for the year or New Year’s resolution?
Related: Why 2016 Was Tough + My Focus Word For 2017 + Happy Tears, Friend Dates, + Volunteering | January: Rooted + Walking Through Grief + Small Steps Forward | February: Rooted
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Blair, I love this video and your new perspective on the friend situation. I can currently relate to that feeling, but in the realm of dating. Since many people my age and much younger are settled down, married, and/or have kids, I sometimes feel left behind. Strangely, I haven’t felt much of a pull toward that myself yet, but then I judge myself for not wanting those things and wondering what’s wrong with me, if I’m selfish, etc. I discussed it with a friend, and she helped me accept that it will either happen when it is supposed to, or more importantly, if it never happens I will still be okay. My word for the year is “peace,” so this realization has helped a lot.
On another note, although I love my current life, I still sometimes long for the days when I was surrounded by so many friends and fun in college and grad school, before “adult life” began. I recently watched some home movies from college of my friends just acting silly and goofing around, and instead of laughing I started sobbing and felt an almost physical ache for the old days. When I feel like that I try to tell myself I’m lucky to have these memories in the first place, which sometimes helps, and sometimes makes it harder. So I relate to your struggles in so many ways, and I really appreciate you sharing them.
Lastly, congrats on the new opportunity at church. I admire your choice to devote yourself to community service in a city you don’t necessarily love. Says a lot about your character!
Hi Ashley! Thank you for watching and for your thoughtful comment. I appreciate you sharing your experience with finding peace (perfect word for the year, by the way) with your current situation. I know the difficult road to contentment well. Additionally, I can wholly relate to your ache for years past! It’s so hard, isn’t it? You really don’t know when you’re living the best years of your life until they’ve passed and it feels so unfair! All we can do is cherish and walk forward. 🙂 Hugs! xo