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Posted Nov. 16, 2007

Sher Porter
Web Editor

Every time a brand new year starts, I wonder where I will be by the time it ends. I do not mean just geographically, but I also mean spiritually, mentally, physically, emotionally and socially.

I know that New Year’s Day was a while ago, but I usually spend the first few months thinking about how I want this year to be different than previous years. It allows me to process what changes need to be made in my life and the ways I will make them happen.

After that, I evaluate why these changes are good for me and how they will better my life. Once that is done, usually by the fourth month, I work to make those changes for the year and then get ready to do the same process over again for the next year.

I know that people love to do New Year’s Resolutions every new year so that by the end of the year they have accomplished some sort of goal.

For me I am not just trying to just accomplish a goal, I am trying to make life altering changes to help me grow and mature as a person.

The biggest and most difficult goal I have set for myself is to forgive everyone who has hurt me in the past. By everyone, I mean everyone, including the people I do not even see anymore.

There have been several people who have hurt me in the past who I had refused to forgive. I either cut them out of my life or kept them as friends and ignored the pain they had caused me. At this point I say enough is enough. I want these burdens lifted from my heart.

I have taken the anger I felt toward them and ripped it to shreds, pretending like those emotions were never there. Honestly, I am glad that I did it because I feel more relaxed and less tense. All those dark feelings were weighing me down, but now I feel lighter.
My first goal took care of my emotional, spiritual and mental health. My next goal will take care of me physically.

I am aware that adults are supposed to drink about eight cups a water day, I think.

Since I am considered an adult now, I think I should start drinking more water. Obviously I am not going to start off drinking eight cups a day, but I will work up to it.

So now I am trying to work on a plan to drink more water daily. I still have a month to work on that.

Unfortunately I am not one of those people who like to drink water during meals or throughout the day. I will only drink water during class, car rides and in my room. It is usually little sips, so by the end of the day I have barely finished two or three bottles of water. That is not enough.

Last is my social goal. I was very involved this year, and I liked it. But for the fall semester of my junior year, I want to make sure that I am more balanced in my involvement so I do not drain myself.

This year I am going to carefully examine my choices for involvement and from there decide what I want to do. Therefore in the fall I plan to not go insane again.

After last year, I have learned more about myself and who I am. The knowledge I have gained will help me decide how I want to be involved in the fall.

I guess this year is my rebirth year. I am starting from a clean slate trying to make 2008 better than any of the years before it.

Sher Porter, a sophomore journalism major, is news editor of the Campus Times. She can be reached by e-mail at sporter4@ulv.edu.