Easing into a new year

“Happy new year! Happy new you!”

“What are your new year’s resolutions for the year?”

“Are you ready to crush it this year?”

In the first couple weeks of this new year, I’ve been inundated with emails and social media posts with these “get your life going or you’ll be missing out” messages.

The problem, though, was that I didn’t feel like I was ready to run out the gate. I wasn’t in a state of wanting to “crush it.”

In fact, I was feeling the opposite.

After having spent a few weeks on vacation in Asia this past December, I honestly was still in a quasi-state of vacation-mode.

But when I returned, the pressure was on all around me to get moving now, or else I would be left behind.

Have you ever felt pressured to do something, just because everyone around you was telling you that you had to do it?

It’s not a fun feeling, and sometimes it can bring up feelings of guilt or not being good enough.

So, what did I do with this pressure?

I took a breath, checked in with my heart and my body, and made a decision.

I decided to ease into the new year.