What a New Year means to me.

Hey there. Welcome to my blog. Consider this to be my personal diary, where I share my thoughts, feels, fashion, travel, and food (but let’s be real, it’ll mostly be food). In honor of 2024’s emergence, I decided to make my first blog all about what a new year means to me. To some, it means new beginnings, resolutions, restrictions, and of course Dry January. Dryanuary? Who knows. Anyways, all that isn’t for me. Frankly, I thrive off of change, fluidity, and freedom which means feeling restricted in any way kind of makes me hate life. And guess what— that’s OK! Instead, I like to focus on how I want to move through the world. I think about who I want to become, and I always think about this in terms of addition rather than a subtraction. If my ultimate intention is to live the most abundant life possible (and we’re not talking material things), then why do I want to take away? Now let’s be clear— in some cases, you may be ‘subtracting’, but it could be in the sense of minimalism or shedding away limiting beliefs. This year, after sitting down with my journal for hours on end, I decided that I want to let go of fear. See, I am taking something away. In that subtraction, though, is addition. By removing fear from my thoughts, actions, and interactions, I’m adding bravery, confidence, and risk.

So what does this mean for me? I come off as a really confident person and for the most part I am. At the same time, I’m still human and I care what people think. I was terrified to publish this website, to start writing again, but here I am. So this year, I’m saying fuck fear. My greatest fears are those of disappointing others, of not living in my purpose, of really putting my true self out there, and to be honest, of not being perfect. Life can be scary, and sure fear will arise, but I’ve equipped myself with a mantra for when it does. “you are worthy of all that you dream of”.

So this year— I encourage you to think less about resolutions, and more about who you want to become. No, this doesn’t mean ‘new year, new you’; you’re already fucking awesome. It means something more like, ‘new year, more exploration of self’. Give it a try, and you might be surprised about the intentions that speak to you and the visualizations that appear in your mind amongst that space of vulnerability and endless possibility. Prospero año mis amores.

releasing fear and shining bright this year & beyond.

xoxo, nata