Opinion - 5 Feelings we should leave behind in the New Year 2017

Opinion - 5 Feelings we should leave behind in the New Year 2017

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5 Feelings we should leave behind in the New Year
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I can’t believe another year has come and gone so fast. Another year of life changes, of personal growth and development, and of wishes for the upcoming year. It seems like it all went by in the blink of an eye. A new year signals a fresh start, a new beginning. A new year means new promises, new goals, and hope to achieve them all. It’s inspiring how many people use their new year’s resolutions as a jumping off point to a better life. This year should be no different. However, if we’re trying to begin again in 2017, there are some feelings we should leave behind in good old 2016.

1. Resentment

Resentment is that ugly little devil that comes and sits on our shoulder every once in awhile. It’s those feelings of anger and displeasure that slowly creep up at someone or something that is perceived by us to be unfair. Dreaded unfairness!

2. Regret

it’s the feeling of never being able to accept certain events or actions. Regret will consume us if we let it. The replaying of situations and scenarios becomes methodical after awhile. The truth is we’ll never be able to go back to those moments. The past is the past and it should stay there. Learn from it, grieve for it, and let it go. Don’t let regret drag us into 2016.

3. Anger

I feel like I’ve had anger management. Everything just devastated me. I just couldn’t deal with the smallest things making me mad. I had no concept of letting things go and I finally found out it hurt no one but myself. Anger will eat us up inside and chip away little by little at our positive happy heart. Anger doesn’t change situations and it doesn’t make the outcome any different. I encourage us to release our anger this year. Leave it behind and instead think of positive ways to change our life.

4. Anxiety

Anxiety can be a complex feeling. It’s that constant worry that nags at us and the fluttering our heart does every time we think we forgot to do something. Anxiety is that catalog of possibilities that we file away in our brain and flip through every time we feel uneasy about a situation. Some people cannot control it no matter how hard they try. If we have not been medically diagnosed with an anxiety disorder, and even if we have, I suggest trying to release our negative energy and focusing on the positive. Practice meditation by relaxing our mind. These things can help reduce anxiety levels. Get the right amount of sleep, eat well, forgive ourself for not getting it right today, and try again tomorrow.

5. Shame

a painful feeling of humiliation or distress caused by the consciousness of wrong or foolish behavior. I know it as a deep feeling of emptiness inside my soul. It’s a combination of humiliation and self-loathing.

At the end of every year we reflect on the past and we make promises to ourselves to become better people. Yet most of us still harbor these five feelings, even when starting fresh. If your goal is to achieve your dreams, to become a better version of yourself, or to simply just be happy, I encourage you to let go of shame, regret, resentment, anxiety, and anger. Leave those unhealthy emotions behind in 2016. By doing this, you’ll truly start 2017 with a clean slate ready for prosperity.