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The brain’s main function is to keep us safe, so one of it’s functions is to look ahead and trouble shoot for all the things that could go wrong in order to come up with a plan. But as amazing as it is, sometimes it can just get stuck.

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Just knowing what’s up ahead can be daunting – all the busyness of prepping for parties and get-togethers, the chauffeuring the kids to all of their events, and especially knowing that no matter how well we plan, something will always happen last minute to throw things off and add to the stress. This year can be different.

As long as we’re holding on to past hurts and future anxieties, we’re causing ourselves undue pain and so much unneeded stress. It saps our energy, takes away from being able to enjoy the present moment, and doesn’t allow us to grow to be able to handle all the wonderful adventures that the future has in store for us.

Regardless of how we got here or how we feel about being here, it’s only when we accept that we are here in this present moment that we are able to move forward in our lives. But how do we do that?

We all need a good night’s sleep. Unfortunately, many have trouble falling asleep, staying asleep, and/or getting deep restful sleep. This is especially true when we’re working through stressful or traumatic situations, on-going health challenges, or even some of the day-to-day stressors of ordinary life.

I know that although stress didn’t cause my health challenges, managing stress and anxiety is critical to my recovery, so I’m completely committed to facing and working through the mental and emotional challenges that come into my life. Adding moving to the already on-going challenges of dealing with day-to-day living can definitely be overwhelming, so moving has provided a great opportunity to dig deeper and fine-tune my awareness of my stressors.

I’m realizing how easy it is to just keep going and overflowing my day/week/month/life with all of the things to do, without stopping to fill up my personal “gas tank” or to do “routine maintenance”.

We all go through difficult circumstances, some more difficult than others. But we do have choices. We can armor up and bulldoze through them alone, or we can relax, be grateful, and enjoy the ride. One option will leave us lonely and bitter, and the other will leave us loved and cared for.

For the past several years I’ve gone against the expectations and haven’t set New Year’s goals. I’ve decided that it’s not for me and I’m okay with that. The traditional way of setting goals just doesn’t work for me and here’s why.