I usually have several New Year's resolution... from the usual: sleep early, spend more time with family, etc, to the more extreme: go on a diet, adopt a child, etc... but this year, I only have one resolution.
Live life to the fullest. :)
The first thing that I'm doing is letting work take a backseat in my life. If you ever know me personally, you'd know that that's unheard of. I am a confessed workaholic. I know that, my family and friends know that, everyone who knows me knows that. But this year, due to some epiphany I had while playing mother hen to all my pamangkins, I realized that my entire life has revolved around my work and how much work I do.
I've begun to let work reflect who I am as a person, what I've become, what I've accomplished in my short life, and what I'm worth as a human being. Which, if you think about it, is really effing stupid. And which, if I think harder about it, is the reason why I'm so stressed most days, why I cry at night sometimes, why I can't eat when there are problems about work, and why I have insomnia. It's all about work, work, work. Shaina = work.
I've stopped being a full human person because the only thing I'm cultivating in my life is work. And whatever remaining time I have, I spread over family, friends, personal hobbies, leisure, etc. More effing stupid stuff.
Not that I will stop working or doing my best at work. Just that, it won't be the center of my universe anymore, nor will it be the ultimate definition of my life and who I am or what I'm worth as a person.
I want to be a more well-rounded person - where all aspects of my life have a balanced share of my time and energy, including work, but not one iota more than I should spend on family, friends or just personal stuff.
Happy 2010 everyone! So, what's your 2010 resolution? ^_^
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