{"id":5654,"date":"2025-01-09T04:19:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-09T11:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.embracinghome.blog\/?p=5654"},"modified":"2025-01-07T14:27:29","modified_gmt":"2025-01-07T21:27:29","slug":"new-year-same-old-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.embracinghome.blog\/index.php\/2025\/01\/09\/new-year-same-old-me\/","title":{"rendered":"New Year, Same Old Me"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The calendar change does not require an upending of my life, just encouragement to make small adjustments.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Yesterday I sat in my quiet kitchen with gingerbread toast, a mug of English tea, and listened to a podcast that reminded me of a few of my foundational truths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I want us all to have the foundational perspective that who you are today is perfectly lovely. You don’t have to change who you are under this \u2018New Year, New You\u2019 mindset in order to matter.” – Kendra Adachi<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

We are bombarded by messages this time of year to make radical changes to who we are and what our lives look like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just because that\u2019s the messaging we are surrounded by does not mean we must blindly follow and uproot what is working.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am a big believer in making changes when life feels off or doesn\u2019t fit our current season. I hit burnout because I dug my heels in and refused to change even though all the signs showed me I needed to adjust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You can read about that more here:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

My Burnout Breakthrough: Embracing Less for a Fuller Life w\/Joanna Bischoff<\/a><\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The Journey of Personal Growth<\/a><\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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However, that type of change was inspired from WITHIN.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This \u201cNew Year, New Me\u201d energy that happens in ads, from influencers, and yells at us through our TVs is based on consumption. It is pushed upon us by others with selfish intentions, not compassion for our needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our economically driven society does not want us to be content or feel settled. That would reduce our spending.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Kendra Adachi<\/a>\u2019s podcast, she reminded me where this drive for new planners and new diets comes from. The culture of consumerism colors how we make decisions and how we evaluate our \u201cprogress\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is why I believe reflection is such a powerful process.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clarity comes when we take a few minutes to honestly ask ourselves specific questions. Often those answers do not have a price tag or can\u2019t be found at a store.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cAll that matters is the realization that someone or something is always influencing our thoughts, our way of living, our purchases, our behaviors, and our values.\u201d – Jessica Elefante (from Raising Hell, Living Well)<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In Elefante\u2019s book Raising Hell, Living Well<\/a>1<\/a> she gives us a look behind the curtain at how we allow ourselves to be changed by our consumer society. She shows the nesting dolls of influence that silently insulate our lives and impact our daily decisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So how do we break free from the patterns set by consumerism and overwhelm?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We pause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Refection is key.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By taking a moment to slow down and answer some simple questions in a journal, or talk-text a note into my phone, I find the way forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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