New Year- “Less” Me.

It’s New Year’s Eve, so I’m sure your newsfeed is FULL of posts about Resolutions; making them, making fun of them, or complaining about the people making them.  Either way, they’re there. I’ve been writing this post in my head for weeks. I LOVE Resolutions- maybe because I love goals, love change, love growth? Maybe just because I’m weird.  Both are highly possible.  But yes, this is a post about Resolutions.   I wish everyone made one or two, not necessarily to lose the extra weight, or to go to church more, but to challenge themselves in some way.
    If you know me in real life, you know I often take on too much.   I often say more “yes” than “no”.   I will volunteer, sign up, buy tickets to go, and then realize it’s too much, not enough joy, too much stress, and I just don’t want to go anymore.  This year I’m challenging myself, and I hope it will inspire other do-it-all’s like me to do less.  But, I won’t just be doing less, I’m going to resort to consuming less, buying less, taking less, hiding less. I just want less of so much right now.

  Less 
Commitment to things that don’t bring me true joy
Less shopping, buying, spending
Less clutter, less stuff, less waste 
Less sugar, less junk, less poison
Less distraction, less frivolous use of my time 
Less procrastinating
Less waiting for life 
Less planning 
Less chasing after bigger, better, faster material things

Because I truly believe that all the less, is going to give me more of what I really want.  

More
Joy
Peace
Love
Quiet
Growth
Confidence
Wholeness
Health 
Patience
Kindness
Quality time with my children, my friends, my darling husband
Celebrations 
 Huge, kisses 
Coffee, tea, and conversations 
Spontaneity
Allowing miracles or work for me
Grace 

Sure, some of my resolutions to “less” sound a lot like “more” - and not everyone’s columns will look the same, but how many of us, especially as Mom’s, can’t say we don’t need “more Less” in our lives?   Just figure out what’s keeping you from living your best life and do less of it, chase after your “more” because I will be completely honest with you when I tell you “more” is what saved me this year. 

Happy New Year, my friends.  

Love, Light, and Less,

- Kayla