It’s January 1st. We are supposed to have a new year’s resolution, right? We are going to be better, we are going to do more, we are going to like ourselves (and maybe like other people) better, right?? Nope, not me. I am focusing on liking life NOW. I don’t need to do more ( I work a full time job, bust my butt to be a good wife, mother, daughter, friend.) What more do I need to throw in there, seriously?

I have this horrible habit of comparing myself to others. If I was as smart as her……. If I was as good a nurse as him/her……. If I could wear that kind of clothing like she does…. If I had the money to go here or there or buy this or that like they do….. Yeah, the list goes on.

Truth is, I AM smart. Maybe not as smart as I would like to be. But smart enough. My life has been successful. I’m not a genius, but I am enough. I AM a good nurse. As nurses, we are not all the same. We bring different skills to our work place. I can’t rattle off a lot of intellectual facts about medications and mechanisms of action and every detail about certain disease processes. But I can take care of you. With empathy and compassion. We need to be different, we need to bring different skills and strong points with us to be effective as a team.

We all seem to think that losing a few pounds will make us better. It will make us a smaller version of us. But at the end of the day, I am still me. No matter the clothing size. And another truth is, no one is losing sleep over the size of me. So for now, I am choosing to be happy with me. How and who I am TODAY.

And money….I am comfortable. I have enough. Not too much, but enough. And realizing that many others can’t say that, makes me humbly grateful. I do not want to make my job my number one priority to have more “stuff.” I will not be on my death bed saying “I wish I would have worked more.” I want to continue to create wonderful, special moments and memories with family and friends …filled with sentimental value that no amount of money can ever buy.

So as 2022 starts, I am going to continue being me. Imperfect, forgetful, fashionably late, always.

Wishing you and yours a happy new year! May your days be filled with what makes you happy and your heart content. Be good to yourself. And drink the coffee, the fancy stuff!