Seeking Something More

Another year has gone, and a new one begins. Everyone makes resolutions, goals, or whatever name you want to call them. I've grown tired of resolving to do something that won't amount to anything achieved by the end of another year. So I am done with setting "resolutions".

This year I am setting Intentions for the New Year and sending them out into the Universe with the hope of improving on what already is.

Resolutions imply that there is a negative aspect needing 'fixed'. I think this is why the term has always been difficult and uneasy for me. While I openly admit to having many flaws, I don't exactly see them as something that needs "fixed". Can I improve in ways? Of course, but room for improving doesn't mean that something is being done "wrong". Resolutions focus on negative aspects in life and after 2024, I am done focusing on these negatives. I intend to focus on the positives in my life. What I have, what I want more of, and ways to move towards these positives in my life.

So for 2025, I say to hell with resolutions! My intentions being sent out into the Universe are the focus and it's all positive from here on out!

My first intention of 2025 is to be present in my life again. I have been on autopilot for several years now. I have been going through the motions, numb and just existing for the last several months with no intention for more. Shit has been rough, but there have been positives and those are the focus. I cannot change what was but I can improve my existence by being aware of what positives in life I want more of, which is currently to be an active force in my life once again.

Positive Affirmation: I am here in the Present. This moment, this life. Right here, right now. This is where I exist and what matters. This is where my control lies.

My second intention for 2025 is that I want to write more! I want to improve my writing and presence as a writer to achieve more. Writing has always been a strong positive aspect in my life that I denied myself for so many years due to trauma, and I am releasing that vibe into the Universe! One aspect of this begins with being vocal, including here on Vocal! Sharing stories and aspects of myself more actively. I intend to take pleasure in my writing and share it with others rather than just keeping it to myself. I can't promise some pieces won't be ramblings or rantings, but hey, I'm not perfect! My intention is to enjoy writing and write what I enjoy to share it here on Vocal and other places as I strive to make this a more lucrative hobby.

Positive Affirmation: I am worthy of living my dreams. I am on the path to make them happen. I deserve to share my stories. Success is here and now.

My third intention of 2025 is to be more compassionate and understanding with myself. I have always been my worse critic and this has created a negative cycle of self-loathing and unhealthy habits both mentally and physically. Resolutions have never amounted to anything in changing this because they only focused on what I did wrong, the negative behaviors. Now, I'm focusing on the positive behaviors I have and intending to use them as the stepping stones to send this intention out into the Universe to claim it! I will show myself love and self-care as often as I need to. I will not be ashamed or feel guilty for my mistakes. They happen. I accept this because I am imperfect and there is nothing wrong with that. I will focus on my positive habits and grow on them to achieve a balance within my mental and physical well-being. My intention is to be as caring towards myself as I am towards others, and use that to encourage the growth of healthy living.

Positive Affirmation: I am capable of giving unconditional understanding, love, acceptance and support for others. I am worthy and capable of giving the same unconditional understanding, love, acceptance and support for myself.

My final intention of 2025 is to make it successful with a focus on the positives rather than the negatives. It is so easy to look at the moments of struggle or sadness and allow them to create the narrative of each day moving forward. In reality, there is always a positive in every single day, even if it is just the fact that we survived it! That in itself is something to be grateful for and I intend to do just that. 2025 will be a year where I am dedicated to the here and now, the things I can control, the positive moments that happen each day in my life. I intend to be grateful to the Universe for every breath of life it grants me. No longer will I exist and take these moments for granted, nor will I waste them on fear and things I cannot control.

Positive Affirmation: I am capable of living the life I want. I am worthy of happiness, love, joy, and freedom from what no longer serves me. I am here, I am on the path of making everything I seek a reality.

Resolutions be damned. I am done with Resolutions. Intentions are what I sent out from today forward, 2025 is mine for the taking, but it will happen one day at a time. One moment at a time. One breath at a time. I will rise above the negative aspect that resolutions focus on and instead embrace the positive parts of my world that I AM in control of. I will not lose track of the positives in my life again. Negatives are everywhere, and sometimes the positives can be difficult to see through them but they are there still shining through every moment of darkness to overcome. I intend to find them and focus on them because they are the moments that matter in the end.

© 2024 Luna Verity