2017 is the year to care — to take your life into your own hands.
2017 is the year you get out of your own way. The year you start to realize the potential you have swirling within your bones. 2017 is the year you don’t ask for permission, the year you put ideas out into the world like wildfire. It’s the year you create something that outlives you, that starts a revolution within your life. It’s the year you don’t take no for an answer.
2017 is the year to stop bullshitting yourself. If you want love, stop thinking that the people who break your heart and show you who they really are, can change. They can’t, and they won’t, and if you want something special, you need to stop settling for those who will only ever love you in halves. If you want happiness, you need to stop waiting for it to knock on your door, for it to show up on a Sunday morning and introduce itself. If you want happiness, you have to create it. You have to build your life around doing things that drive your soul, that light you up. If you want to be a better person, work on being a better person, don’t just settle for the hope of it. Be a better friend, be a better lover. Go the extra mile, do whatever it takes.
2017 is the year to prove to the world that you have every reason to be in it — that you are allowed to take up space. It is the year you finally accept that you are the only person who defines your value in life, that you are the only person who defines your worth. 2017 is the year you believe, with ruthless passion, that you have purpose, that you are deserving of the things you wish for, that you are capable of achieving every dream they called too ambitious, or too big, or too difficult. Prove them wrong. Stand up for your desire, show them what you can do with all of that fire within you.
2017 is the year to simply give a shit. The year you care deeply about the things you’re producing, the relationships you are curating, and the life you are building. It is the year you tell people how you feel, boldly and confidently. It is the year you show up for yourself; the year you celebrate the people who chose to stay in your life rather than lament over the ones who left. 2017 is the year you overwhelm yourself with feeling; the year you don’t apologize for how you shine, the year you don’t quiet the intensity of your heartbeat.
2017 is the year you jump, even when your legs are trembling. 
