(DIAMOND GREY)

HAPPY NEW YEARRRRRRRRRRRR!!! UGH I haven’t seen you all for a while year! Okay I know I know…corny. But I love you and missed you all so much! What has everyone been up to these days? Maybe planning out your new year? Maybe already through some of the new year? Or trying to remember to put a 6 instead of a 5 in 2026? You know it’s 2026, right? Right?

Wherever you are on this 2026 journey, welcome! Let’s get into today’s unsolicited chat!

Rating: Suitable for some audiences. Contains: New Year Resolutions, Goals, and Plans. With lots of “story” references.

Reader disclaimers: Discusses anxiety and other topics of mental health conditions. 

Please do not use this as professional advice. I am nowhere near a professional, just human. Please seek professional advice if you need to (strongly encourage it)!

Warning: Again. A lot of story references! Like seriously, why is there so many? 

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What’s up lovelies?! 

This is Diamond Grey!  

Now time for my musical disclaimer thing:

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Sing it with me! 

Remember all “advice” is just coming from another human being-meaning it is just words don’t have to believe them. I am not perfect and things change; we will work on it. You can take the words and keep them in your mind, or you can just leave them behind. I won’t mind; It’s your choice! (I hope this comes off playfully!) 

Seriously though, I do hope that in the end of my yap sessions you ultimately come up with your decision on those topics on your own. If I help, that’s great, but never take one opinion and make that your truth! I hope that you enjoy them as well.

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Okay lovelies! Let’s talk.

We made it to another year! A week in. How are we feeling? 

Being transparent with you, I am actually in between. Very excited, but also a little apprehensive about the whole year ahead.  Mainly about the things we can’t control. And though in the logical sense, it lacks it, I’m human. *shrug for dramatic effect* And even religiously, I do believe I should leave it up to God! It’s important. As we say: Let go, and let God! But I still worry. I may say I don’t care (I do). And “Oh well”. But that’s something we do to cope with this emotion us humans can’t fight. And facing it head on…I mean we do it: Every. Single. Day. By just living. 

Sometimes time just feels like it’s passing by. Night, Day, Night, Day. It can feel like routine. And for the many dealing with seasonal depression you can probably relate to this on a different level. I feel for you and I see you. I do hope no matter what you are going through, you are able to have a safe space to talk about it, and work through it. Like I always say, things get better. And it’s very true. Trust me!

The good…well there’s a lot! I see so many exciting things to do. And that makes me naturally excited. I am very much the epiphany of routine and boredom, but when I do try new things, I am excited to do so. Like I definitely want to travel more. It has been a goal since I turned 18. And well…life happens. *one more dramatic shrug for the theatre in me* 

And now that I am becoming more “mature” . I want to take advantage of that. I want to learn more than I did before. I want to be able to expose myself to other lifestyles, cultures, and other things that make us all unique. And be able to open my mind up more. For example, trying new foods. I’m pretty adventurous (when it comes to food), but I did close my mind to some things and I think I can open it again. Another one, locations. I know you are all tired of me saying the beach when I say that’s my favorite place. And that can remain true, but which beach? Where? What specific things? Again, what foods if we decide to eat there? But learning what I like and don’t is important to character development. Ooo Unlocking character traits within the storyline. Which is always good for my story! I am not a school girlie (at all really), but I want to learn about life more. 

And also freshen up my skills I have acquired over the years. As these things I have always enjoyed. And anything that will keep that passion burning in me, I will do! That being said, I also want to take those skill sets and apply them. Show off my creative sides more by publishing more things to this world. And showcase my talents. 

Going back to the travelling, I will want to explore more. I know I have been blessed to work with Regal Attraction and through them I was able to see so much so far. The fact I can enjoy my day out and also be apart of something so amazing, I couldn’t have chosen a better place to be. And maybe I am buttering them up a bit, but you would too! (please keep me here)

Okay the important part. Resolutions. Yes, yes! The stereotypical thing that you just HAVE to do at the start of your year. Initially, I planned to not have one just because my previous ones failed terribly. I just couldn’t find the time. Translation: I didn’t put aside the time. And I mean it was maybe for the better? Cause I think that I will find time when the time is right. I don’t like to be pressured to do the things I am passionate about. Because when I do get forced, it takes the fun out of it. And ultimately, it kills my love for it and I am no longer happy about it anymore. Which always leads to me kind of leaving it behind. 

That being said…This year, I have a resolution. To just focus on me for once. “FOR ONCE”! I think so many times in my life I skipped out on something because I was considering someone else’s feelings. And it was even when they said I can do what I want. And there’s so many other times I didn’t say what my heart desired to say and regretted not doing so. Though, I will still take other’s feelings into account-as that’s the right thing to do-I will also do my best to measure how much an action would mean to me if I did it or if I didn’t. 

And I think finding that balance is super important. You don’t want to miss out on what could be in your story. But you also want to see what couldn’t. So a bit of dreaming and realism is a great mixture for the perfect story. I don’t know how I got this to be about a story, but if the analogy resonates to you, I hope you start rewriting the planned plot right now! YOu never know what the pages will contain. What possibilities will come to be. 

Sometimes you will find yourself being an editor, other times a writer, other times the narrator of your Y/N journey. But you have to sit back and read the book so far and reflect and see what changes you need. And see where you need to go from there. 

Your story doesn’t end. Don’t think that it can only go one way. If you don’t like it, again you always have time to change it. It doesn’t matter who you are, where you are, and any of those categorizing factors. We try our best to look at those things and rate people and where they are compared to a “bestseller”  as they are the “blueprint” and what you must follow. Well if you felt that way at any point I hope you know, you don’t have to follow that standard. Standards can be nice to look at, but they are not the “right” answer. The “right” answer is opinionated. But it’s also the one found true to you. That’s all that matters is that you’re doing well and your story is not finished. 

What keeps me motivated is it will be a story I will get to tell. And eventually others will tell my story too. And maybe I will motivate a few others along their journeys. Exciting, right? And Idk something about that is so fun, but scary. But again I am ready to face this new chapter. Chapter 2026! And I hope that when I get back to you I can say I at least had a few instances more of when I chose me first! …In situations most would find trivial at least! 🙂 Because as long as I did attempt to, I can’t regret it. And it will be a lot more than what I did in the past. Which progress is all we’re looking for. 

Couldn’t find the right way to end this so yeah. Tell me what your resolutions are! They don’t have to be “grand” , just have to be something you want to do. I don’t know how we even started judging the size of others goals for themselves, but eh. I want to know your resolutions. As well as your thoughts about this year and maybe something you are looking forward to! And any other thoughts you had.

Thank you Regal Attraction readers & listeners. As well as casual readers & listeners! You guys rock!

Anyways, I love you lovelies! Stay lovely! I’ll see you soon in the next blog or video or post…whatever comes first!

XOXO,

DG

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