Reasons to Say Goodbye to 2016

These beautiful birds do not belong in this cage. I don't like to see them as prisoners and pets. I'm now letting them go so they can be totally free and do whatever they want to do to enjoy life. In like manner, I am also liberating myself from the bondage of this life and the toxic things that occurred. I want to say goodbye to 2016 and say hello to 2017. But before it can totally happen, I need to say goodbye and resolve some of the important concerns in this current year.

I say goodbye to the voices in my mind that say I don't have the talent to prove my worth or I am someone who is unequipped for accomplishing something. They lie a great deal, and I ought to realize that at this point in my life.

I say goodbye to the need for others' approval or validation. We need approval or validation from time to time but I don't need to continually seek after it. For whatever length of time that I see I am most extremely potential or how far I have become, I do not have to look for anybody to affirm that for me.

I say goodbye to the times I was not proud of myself. I now leave that negative thought behind me because I am not leading a perfect life. I am an individual who is as yet figuring out how to live.

I say goodbye to the promises I didn't keep and realize that planning is everything and great things in life require some serious energy and thinking.

I say goodbye to the instances I questioned myself and my relationship with God and all the pessimism  I had last year. It might not be the cheerful closure I needed, but rather it could be a happy beginning I didn't see coming.

I say goodbye to the circumstances I cried and the circumstances I was suffering because of pain, and give myself a gesture of congratulations for overcoming yet another hurdle of life. Fingers crossed, I will be able to complete the maze.

I say goodbye to the individuals who just dumped me for nothing. They are not intended to be a major part of my life for some reason anyway. I now concentrate on the ones who do and the ones who love me for who I am.

I say goodbye to the memory that keeps repeating in my mind whether great or terrible, the one that is keeping me up around evening time pondering where it went and regardless of whether it will happen once more. I twisted them and delayed them far too often. Now the time has come to discover another thing to watch.

I say goodbye to the dependence I had for my gadgets and social media, or anything I was fixated on. I will invest more energy with nature and educate myself that a lot of anything unproductive will choke me out.

I say goodbye to the expectations I had for myself that at this point I ought to have done this or done that. Life can be chaotic and the exact opposite thing I need is getting connected to its disarray.

I say goodbye to the degrading words people used to describe me which made me love myself a little less. Consider how little these individuals know about me and my story. Consider how a few people jump at the chance to disparage others just to gain attention and favor. I should forever say goodbye to these individuals.

I say goodbye to the circumstances I was childish, out of balance, or had no judgment skills. These are the times that remind me of my earthly nature and that I am still learning like a child does. I should be more mature now and know where I better position myself. I say goodbye to the instances I missed somebody who didn't miss me back. In the long run, I won't miss them any longer, and I will discover that other individuals miss me more than I know.

I say goodbye to the travels I didn't take, or the places I never went to, or the fun I missed out, or the chances that passed me by. Not all things will go as arranged and I do not need to convey the blame with me wherever I go. It is a simple reminder that regardless of how hard we attempt, we won't generally be in control. I say goodbye to every imperfection I saw in the mirror and the times I didn't like who I was looking at. I now have a new mirror that changes the way how I look at my reflections.

At long last, I say goodbye to the thought that one year from now will be the same and that nothing will ever change. I will be free as the birds and choose to embrace all the beautiful opportunities ahead, the wonderful dreams I am about to realize, and the hopes that are so bright waiting for me in the year 2017.