What’s your resolution?
Happy New Year everyone!
It’s officially 2022 & every year we make a resolution for the year that helps to kickstart us along the path of the positive change we wish to see. For some, it involves starting or beginning something. For others it involves stopping or ceasing to do something. No matter what your resolution is, it is yours and yours alone.
The challenge however, is staying accountable to that resolution all year long. I know that I’m not the only person who has trouble following through and staying committed to the goals I set out for myself in the New Year.
One really challenging goal for me over the years has been staying consistent with fitness. It’s challenging! One day I’ll be super motivated to have a green juice and a million veggies for every meal… and the next day I’ll want a burger with a LARGE milkshake and fries. And every time I say to myself… “well, I guess that’s what they call balance.” But in doing that, I set myself up for failure because I keep allowing myself to stay in a consistent state and do not see any progress or change.
Without change we cannot grow.
Without evolution we cannot survive.
This is very parallel to the therapy experience. I can guarantee with high certainty that any therapist you decide to see will recommend you stay consistent with therapy or keep to an agreed upon routine. We recommend that because we know it takes consistency and conditioning to change behavioural and psychological patterns of being. That’s where the hard work comes in. So the saying goes…
“You can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make him drink.”
For me personally, change was desperately needed. I had quite rewarding and challenging the years in 2020 and 2021! It’s been a whirlwind of emotions to say the least.
Somewhere along the way I made the decision to move back home to Bermuda after living in Canada for 10 years. It might not seem like such a big decision considering Bermuda is where most of my family are. But, I had built a successful career in Canada and had established a great music therapy community and network for myself. Moving to Bermuda meant that I would need to start over.
Starting over is scary.
But sometimes starting over is the risk we need to take in order to reach new heights and access new potential. So, this year, lots of things are changing and as scary as it is… I’m not afraid of taking the risk. I’m not afraid to start doing more things that fulfil my core values, purpose, and passions.
The first chapter of my music therapy professional life, I feel, is officially closed at this point and I now feel ready to share more about my life here as an island music therapist.
I must say, it’s been a lot easier to adjust than I thought it would be and this is only the beginning.
This is only the beginning.
xoxo Hayley
