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It's crazy to think that 2006 is right around the corner!
It's crazy to think that 2006 is right around the corner!
Though most of us choose to make our resolutions January 1st, some of them take a bit more effort than a one-day commitment. Case in point, my friend Cherri, an amazing girl who has been dating her boyfriend for almost 2 years. She recently took the HUGE step of moving to New York for an internship to be close to him. Unfortunately, the closeness made her see that this attractive, successful man, "full of potential," was really, "nothing but a little boy trapped in a world of hoes and lies." Wow.
Our conversations have recently got my thinking about disillusion. How we trick ourselves into believing and accepting certain things. Sometimes we do so to protect ourselves, like convincing ourselves that we're happy when we're not, or seeing only the good in people and/or situations that may be bad for us. *
Other times we fall prey to disillusion because we've been conditioned not think. Trends come to us in marketing flurries. Beautiful celebrities and full page glossy ads in W-Magazine, bombard us with images that do the thinking for us. They create a "safe space." If you plan your wardrobe around the images you see, you know you will be accepted, no questions asked. Do you even have a personal style anymore?
As you move through December and approach the New Year, its a good time to analyze your life critically... ask yourself if you've fallen victim to disillusionment, and why. Make a commitment to get back to yourself, to understand what makes you happy, what you like and need, and how you are going to make those things happen in 2006. Consider your friendships, relationships, and your wardrobe for what they are. The same philosophy works for all three: Keep the stuff that works and get rid of things that don't!
Disillusion can come in many forms, from the extremely complex to the extraordinary simple (convincing yourself you look good in last seasons pink- mud- stained Ugg boots). Once you overcome the illusions in your life you can take the necessary steps to find true happiness... Something you most certainly deserve. My advice? Start early this month analyzing the situation, so you can make a thoughtful, educated resolution in 2006!
Our conversations have recently got my thinking about disillusion. How we trick ourselves into believing and accepting certain things. Sometimes we do so to protect ourselves, like convincing ourselves that we're happy when we're not, or seeing only the good in people and/or situations that may be bad for us. *
Other times we fall prey to disillusion because we've been conditioned not think. Trends come to us in marketing flurries. Beautiful celebrities and full page glossy ads in W-Magazine, bombard us with images that do the thinking for us. They create a "safe space." If you plan your wardrobe around the images you see, you know you will be accepted, no questions asked. Do you even have a personal style anymore?
As you move through December and approach the New Year, its a good time to analyze your life critically... ask yourself if you've fallen victim to disillusionment, and why. Make a commitment to get back to yourself, to understand what makes you happy, what you like and need, and how you are going to make those things happen in 2006. Consider your friendships, relationships, and your wardrobe for what they are. The same philosophy works for all three: Keep the stuff that works and get rid of things that don't!
Disillusion can come in many forms, from the extremely complex to the extraordinary simple (convincing yourself you look good in last seasons pink- mud- stained Ugg boots). Once you overcome the illusions in your life you can take the necessary steps to find true happiness... Something you most certainly deserve. My advice? Start early this month analyzing the situation, so you can make a thoughtful, educated resolution in 2006!
*(Insert paragraph about social/political disillusionment here... In an effort to keep things insightful yet chill, I'm sparing you these thoughts.)
