#HighlySensitivePeople #Introverts: Do you need some realistic ways to start the new year?  

As a highly sensitive, introverted person who has lived with social anxiety most of my life, I’ve learned something the hard way:
Big, bold resolutions often feel like heavy backpacks I’m expected to carry all year. I start with hope… and end with exhaustion.

What’s helped me more is an old New Year’s tradition shared by Dear Abby, inspired by Al-Anon, called “Just for Today.”
Not a plan to fix everything.
Just a compass for this one day.

Here are the ones that still guide me:

Just for today, I will live through this day only.
I won’t brood over yesterday or obsess about tomorrow. I won’t demand that I solve my whole life at once.

 Just for today, I will be happy.
Not because life is perfect, but because when clouds roll in, I’ll look for one small patch of sunshine.

Just for today, I will accept what is.
I’ll change what I can, and gently loosen my grip on what I can’t.

Just for today, I will improve my mind.
I’ll read, reflect, and grow—rather than numb myself or shrink back.

When I was younger, I thought growth meant pushing harder.
For sensitive souls like us, real change often comes from moving at our own pace and not being afraid to try new ways of thinking and taking action.

So here’s my New Year’s resolution:
Just for today, I will treat myself like someone worth understanding, not fixing.
Tomorrow, I’ll choose again.

Today’s Brave Step:
Pick one “just for today” intention and live it for the next few hours. That’s enough. You are enough.

Which one speaks to you right now?
Or what gentle promise would you like to make to yourself—just for today?

I’d love to hear any thoughts or comments that you have.