Hello everyone. Thank you for
checking out my new post on thoughts for the New Year. It’s interesting how New
Year’s is one of my favorite holidays. I love to reflect on the past and think
of ways I can improve my future. I am always looking for opportunities to
challenge and shape myself into a better person.
With that being said, I have a New Year’s
resolution. It’s been on my mind for a while now, but I thought this would be
the right time to share it with you, so here it is.
“Invest in those that are willing to
invest in you.”
This year I want to focus on real
relationships. I don’t know about you, but don’t you miss having actual, real,
deep, through thick and thin relationships? I know I do. With living overseas,
I understand (believe me) that it’s difficult to keep those friendships close.
Facebook to me is a blessing and a curse. I think sometimes as we scroll
through our friends’ statuses and pictures, we think we’re making a connection
with them… when actually the connection is not real at all. How do they know
you are thinking of them? How do they know how much you appreciate them? By a ‘like’
on a photo? …a simple comment? To me, it’s just not enough anymore. I want to
focus on something deeper. I miss the days of real phone calls, letters in the
mail… being who you REALLY are in front of those you love, rather than just
showing everyone your highlight reel on social media.
To clarify, this is not a dis on our
beloved, Facebook. It of course is a blessing with making it easy to see
updates on friends’ lives and such. Plus, we get to share all of our adventures
with you! I do like that part of it all. I’ve just been thinking lately…. That as
time goes on; we are losing that authentic realness with people.
In Korea I like to get to
the bus or train stop early, and when I look around I see everyone on their
cellphones. I am sometimes guilty of this as well. I know this sounds silly,
but I like to challenge myself with “waiting” and not needing my cell phone. I
mean, I seriously feel like a robot sometimes!!!
Wake up – check cell phone.
Go to bed – check cell phone.
Wait 5 minutes at bus stop- check cell phone.
Boring part in a movie- check cell phone.
The list goes on…
I mean, it’s a little ridiculous don’t
you think? So like I said, I like to ‘just wait’, observe my surroundings, take
it all in, and be a REAL person! I love to be curious, observe this new
culture, look for something I’ve never seen before, think and ponder on my life
in a new country. This is the type of person I want to focus on in 2015. I no
longer want to be the person that opens their phone and finds themselves comparing
their life to others, getting sad, and feeling lonely… It’s ridiculous.
So I know I’m getting a little off
topic. But this year I want to invest in people. I want to be real with those
around me; I want to go above and beyond to show people how much I appreciate
their true friendship, because in reality, we’re all in this crazy thing we
call life; together… it’s time we actually start living it… together.
