Happy New Year’s Eve!
Do you have any New Year’s Eve traditions? When did they start? Do you do something new every year? Have you tried several things and you’re trying to figure out the best way to bring in the ball drop? Or do you prefer to be asleep by midnight?
I’m doing something different this year: I have never been out for New Year’s Eve … unless you count the grocery store for a chip run. Today, we’re going to a diner, then going to a pub with a live band. I’m nervous.
It’s exciting to be a little nervous about something that you haven’t done before or haven’t done in a long time. I can remember the last time I was out after dinnertime: about two months ago, I met up with a friend for some hot cocoa. (That was both fabulous and nervewracking for me. It’s also the only time I can remember being out after dinner since school.)
My friend calling to tell me the plan for the evening was beyond thrilled at going out and enjoying a live band for New Year’s Eve. It’s the perfect venue – she has many great memories from there already – with awesome specials and a live band. Again, she emphasized, there’s gonna be a live band.
Can you tell she’s excited about this band?
I look forward to tonight; it’ll be fun to get out of my comfort zone. It’ll also be fun to dress up and make new friends – which is going to happen because we’re going to be there for several hours. I am excited for what the night may bring. I’m nervous through and through, but I’m excited, too.
How about you? When’s the last time you tested your comfort zone boundaries? Have you given any strangers unexpected compliments or encouragement? Have you traveled a different route to or from one of your favorite hangouts? Have you tried (gasp!) bar shampoo and conditioner? (That seemed crazy to me before I tried it.) What have you done recently that’s been outside of your norm?
And how has it gone? I’m a fan of experimenting; where’s the data? Will you try it again, or is that something you’d rather avoid? What would you change to make it more you? How would you change you to rise to a challenge the experiment presents, or to be more of what you want to be? That is, after all, the point of a resolution: to inch closer to being your best you.
Cheers to that, and happy New Year! :-}
