Like most people I know, I was in the habit of making new year's resolutions. I'd come up with a long list, full of "shoulds and should nots" and loaded with guilt. At the end of the year I'd review my list and make note of all my failures and go through the cycle again, creating another list that would lead to more failures.

On the last day of 2006, I decided I had had enough. I was going to turn 30 in 2007. I was feeling the weight society puts on that number for females, and I decided that I'd had enough with that bullshit. I was going to be happy, and that was it. And my first step towards being happy was: To hell with resolutions.

Since then I've not made a single resolution on new year's eve, and it has made me much lighter. But since reading this, I've been considering the idea for a theme.

I was thinking about several concepts, processes and other wonderful stuff I've learnt in the past year, and they mostly seemed so big and overwhelming to me. But the other night, it came to me.

A little recap

I've gone on and on and on about this already, so I won't now, but I need a lil recap here.

Last year I did too much of everything:

- danced too much
- stressed to much
- ate too much
- dieted too much
- worked way too much
- said too much yes
- said too much no
ad nausea...

And I ended up burnt, to the point where I am still feeling the exhaustion now, no matter how much I rest and nourish. Too much was not good enough.

So this year has a theme

And this simple, little word that spells my theme for the year is huge to me. And it means a lot. And it means learning what to take in and what/when to let go. I have to learn to measure what I can take on, and what I have to pass. What is a Yes and what is a No. Gosh, I have to learn to rest!!!!

My theme is Balance.

And I welcome Balance, open-heartedly, into my life.