2017: A Happy New Year

Some people will have you
believe that they’ve figured it all out,
their pure reason for breathing.
Yet
how can I accept that thought when
there
is more potential in the mind than
there
are stars in the sky?
– Jacob Ibrag

Hi readers!
Happy happy happy new year. Wishing you a wonderful 2017. I was going to put up a new year old me post but I stumbled on a post on Oreoluwa’s blog and I really liked it. So I’m posting my own version of it first.

Six facts you probably didn’t know about this blog though.

1. This blog was hacked on June 27, 2016. Many people probably don’t know because the hack was handled well with the help of my friends. A post about it will be coming soon.

2. I changed themes four times last year. One of the themes actually made the blog easier to hack. And another didn’t allow comments at all. All thanks to devoted readers who noticed and called my attention to it.

3. I have only used two blog headers which I designed myself since I started blogging. Up till April 2016, I didn’t even know a blog was supposed to have an header.

4. You can translate the blog content into your preferred language. There is a box on the right column of the screen that does that. Quickly try it out and read part of a blog post. Cool yeah lol?

5. There was a particular day last year that the blog had 10 views in 24 hours. I laughed so hard I cried. Contemplated deleting the blog that day. Help me readers. Just so something like that does not occur this year, share your favorite blog posts with your friends.

6. Sometimes I forget to pay the monthly blog hosting fee. This causes the blue ‘please refer to your hosting provider’ page some of the blog readers might have seen. That has since changed.

Moving on to the main points, I had a chat with a friend recently (Heyyy Oluwamayowa) about how unrealistic resolutions are and he made serious points.

I was sort of convinced so I am not exactly setting resolutions this year. Most resolutions are made at the beginning of the happy new year yet we actually keep to few of them. Just gonna make up goals as the year goes by.

However, here is a straightforward way to actually set goals for the new year. Honestly answer these questions.

1. What are the 1-3 experiences you want to have in 2017?
* Experience of being a finalist.
* Get to socialize more.
* Have a good relationship with God and my loved ones.

2. What are 1-3 ways I’d like to get out of my comfort zone in 2017?
* Finally learn to swim
* Take up music classes. I need to learn how to play the sax or guitar.
* Travel more

3. What are 1-3 ways I want to show care to myself in 2017?
* Rest more
* Grow myself mentally by investing in more books
* Start a strict diet and work out plan

4. How do I want to be feeling exactly a year from now?
* Fulfilled
* At peace with God and man
* Grateful

5. What is the word or phrase for my year in 2017?
I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me.

Write down the questions, answer them and work on them. Starting off my happy new year with positivity and you should too. The best part of posting here is getting your feedback and comments. What are your thoughts about this post?

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Thanks for stopping by ❤