I literally came into the new year like…how did we get here so quickly!?

It went from October, bypassed Thanksgiving and jumped straight to Christmas and the New Year. I brought in my new year sick with COVID…the VID got me ya’ll. That’s a post for another day though. For 2022, I decided not to choose any new year resolutions, just like I did last year. I only chose one action word…intentional.

Anything that I choose to pursue this year, I just want to be intentional in my thoughts and actions so that there is meaning behind how I move.

Towards the end of the year, I started using affirmations as reminders for positive thinking and self love throughout the day. I could tell that I was much happier in general. Just walking around smiling, not as hypersensitive to remarks people said and handled abrupt changes and uncomfortable situations much better. Within two weeks of staying focused on daily affirmations for personal growth, positive thinking, stress, anxiety, self love, health, happiness and gratitude I was such a happier person so I’m going to keep it going. It’s pretty much things we have been told or have told ourselves at one time or another but you’re just reminded throughout your day. With every affirmation, I would use that as a time to pause, close my eyes, take a deep breath…inhaling then exhaling, releasing any stress or doubt. I use the ” I am” app and I’m telling you it’s changing lives out here. LOL. I have anxiety in general so the fact that they have affirmations for different areas of life is just what I needed. Here are some of my favorite ones:

I’m also being more intentional about my self care. My schedule is full of dates and times I have to be present for meetings and didactic sessions for residency but I have to show up and be present for the things I want for my personal growth involving my mental and physical health.

In medicine, it’s so ironic that we spend years learning how to take care of others and counsel them on how to care for themselves and their families but our own work schedules and responsibilities limit our ability to achieve optimal mental and physical health for ourselves (including spending time with our friends and family).

SMH. When I tell you the irony kills me sometimes. This is why it’s all the more important for my schedule to be packed with doing things for myself. I feel like getting back to blogging will help me with it too. Creating a schedule of when to post online or insta along with scheduling time to explore the art and music scene around the city would make me so happy. Then, on top of that…getting all cute and glammed for the photoshoots is kind of fun too. LOL. Of course, I’m still in training so there are limitations but even being able to do this once a week is better than not at all.

I’m just want to be happy in all aspects of life…at work and at home. I’m declaring the year of 2022 as the year of happiness.

-Your favorite Pediatrician