I’m a huge fan of New Year resolutions:
in 2013, I had 50 (yes, you read it right – 50!) resolutions, in 2015, it was
18, and this year, it’s only 15. So, I can say I’m moving towards more concise
and focused goals in life.
In fact, these resolutions are rather
practical steps that I need to take to reach my goals. However, the biggest general
conclusion of 2017 and inspiration for 2018 is only one: I must learn how to
not let people and circumstances stress me too much, especially when these
people and circumstances are not important for me. In 2017, I experienced the
biggest number of headaches in my life, I had taken the biggest amount of
various medicines, I had got a nervous habit of biting lips, and I spent most
of my free time (at least during the last 4 months) on the couch feeling exhausted
and energy-less. All that happening not because of stress, but because of
myself letting the stress to take over my mind and my body, to block my
thinking, and to suck out all the energy and creativity I had; because of
letting the stress to make me weak and to distract me from my actual goals…
Just before the New Year we bought
a board game that we liked a lot some time ago at our friends’ in Budapest. It’s
called Ticket to Ride (in English version) and the idea of the game is to build
a railroad to connect the destination points of your mission. That game taught
me one important thing – there is always another road, there is always a way
around the troubles. Instead of getting stressed because some other player
blocked your path, you go around the blockage and you still reach your
destination. The funny fact is that rather often the ‘way around’ wins you the
game – the longer your road is, more points you get!
That train strategy reminds me of
our life. Yes, there can happen a lot of annoying things that significantly contribute
to a discomfort in your life: loud neighbors, grumpy bus drivers, constant rain
and heavy clouds, illogical requests at work, dishonest people and ridiculous
laws, etc. But do these people and circumstances really stop you for reaching
your goals? In most situations, not. Then why even care? Keep your missions in
front of your eyes and don’t waste your efforts and your energy on people and
circumstance that don’t deserve it. And always remember - the longer way might
be the winning one.
Happy New 2018 where I’m not going
to care for things that are not vital for my mission and my train! Happy New 2018 where I focus
my energy on things that I like and I want to do!
