Intention for 2022: Reclaiming my Joie de Vivre

Happy New Year! This was hands-down the hardest year of my life but it taught me the truth of my own strength, the capacity of my patience and the depth of my love for my family. 

This was also the year I finally started going to therapy weekly and realized recently that I had lost my joie de vivre. I had put aside many of my dreams in order to survive. It was almost like I was waiting for my life to happen to me, to become a “grown up” so I could do the things I've always wanted.

In 2022, I will reclaim my exuberant enjoyment of life--my joie de vivre--and to rediscover my passions and what makes me feel fulfilled. After all that’s happened in the past two years, isn't it an absolute privilege be alive right now?!

My 10 New Year Resolutions for 2022

• Write more poetry
• Read more poetry
• Live with intention
• Work on establishing a source of passive income
• Drink more water
• Find joy in movement and build strength and endurance in my body
• Make my marriage a priority and get back to the core of what I love about us
• Do the activities I want to do regardless of whether I have someone to do them with: take that sewing class, go to that concert, hop on that horse
• Let go of anything that doesn't bring me joy
• Slow down and savor what makes me happy...unplug!

What are your hopes and intentions for 2022?