2022 – Time for resolutions that focus on what’s most important: you.

2022. It's hard to believe how incredibly quickly the year has flown by. And it's New Year's Eve again and in conversations with friends and family, the good old New Year's resolutions are the topic of conversation. That's perfectly fine! What is not fine is the pressure that this puts on many of us to optimize ourselves and our lives. In our opinion, toxic goal-chasing, especially when it comes to our external appearance or mental health, must remain in 2021. Continuing to develop is part of life. But having to manage the whole thing on a pre-determined timeline of 365 days is nonsense. It's high time we focused on what really matters: ourselves. And if we use the new year as an opportunity to do so, it's just as good as if we decide on a Thursday afternoon in June.

New Year’s Eve – time to look back and forward

Somehow you can't really avoid it in any year. There is always a certain emotionality at the turn of the year. It can be a very nice thing to see the new year as a new opportunity, as a chance to change something, to do something you've always wanted to do. A new year gives hope and motivation to keep going. The problem is the huge expectations. It starts with the New Year's Eve party... let's be honest with ourselves: we all want to make the last evening of the year special. Because if the transition into the new year goes badly, the whole year after that can't be anything. Can it?
I don't know about you, but I always wanted a special start to the new year. I would imagine scenarios, imagine nice things that could happen to me in the following months and dream about them to myself until my expectations were so high that disappointment was inevitable.

So before we pin all our hopes for career, love and happiness on the next year, we should first take the time to look back on the past year. What have we learned, what have we perhaps unlearned? What have we experienced, what have we survived? What have we done for ourselves? What are we grateful for? What do we want to work on? What have we perhaps not achieved? What have we achieved that we had not even set as a goal? Our personal success should not depend solely on ticking off career checklists, but on how we have developed, what we have grown from, what hurdles we have overcome. If we know how we got here, it is easier for us to understand who we are and where we want to go.
Resolutions and plans are good because they give us a sense of the direction we want to move in. But sometimes life gets in the way, situations change, priorities shift, we change. This makes it all the more important to recognize which resolutions we want to stick to over the course of the year and which we can let go of because they are no longer helping us reach our goal.

“And what do you wish for next year?”
- "I want to be happy."

If you were to ask 100 people this question, you would get many different answers, but they would all have the same message: 100 times happiness. What would also be noticeable is that in many cases, the expectation is that this happiness will be experienced by another person. I can't remember how many times on New Year's Eve I wished that I would find love next year and finally be happy. And I'm definitely not alone in this, because if there is one thing that connects us all, it is the need for love. But what we find difficult to understand in most cases is that we cannot make our own happiness dependent on other people, even if Hollywood has taught us otherwise. So if there is one thing we can resolve to do, it is to focus on ourselves. To give ourselves what we need, to be there for ourselves and to find happiness in what makes us happy on our own. So let's give ourselves everything we want! It doesn't matter whether we are in a relationship or not. Make a list of activities that give you beautiful moments. If we do everything we can to create a life that is fulfilling for ourselves, we will attract the right people who will contribute to our happiness, but will not be the sole determining factor.

I think that we have all developed a feeling of loss of control during this ongoing pandemic. Freedoms and conditions that we considered normal are suddenly forbidden or not even possible. Realize right now that you can still shape your life independently. You are in control of what you want to do with it, pandemic or not. Make 2022 your year! Without any deadline pressure or performance anxiety. You run at your own pace and take the time you need to find out what you want and what fulfills you.

What makes you happy? Inspiration for really good (New Year's) resolutions

Of course, what applies to one person cannot be transferred one-to-one to another. In the end, you know best what makes you happy, gives you energy and drive. As a little help to get you started or simply as an addition to your own list, I have collected a few resolutions here that are feasible and might inspire you.

1. Drink more water - Maybe not super original, but if our body doesn't get enough fluids, it can't function properly. This affects all processes. From the digestive system to the brain. A quick and easy way to do something good for yourself.
2. Have you ever had a full blood count done? A lack of nutrients can affect not only our physical fitness, but also our mood. Regular check-ups will tell you what your body is missing and how you can reconnect with it.
3. More solo fun! And no, this isn't about traveling alone. Grab your favorite toy or explore your desires without any aids. Regardless of whether you are in a committed relationship, have a partner or no partner at all: take time for yourself and realize that you can also climax all by yourself. Because sex not only connects two people, it also brings you closer to yourself and definitely makes you happy.
4. Speaking of self-pampering: A lovingly prepared meal can raise your comfort level to a pleasant "mmmm" even after a bad day. Favorite childhood food, recipes you've always wanted to try, 1 course, 4 courses, it doesn't matter. If you like cooking, pamper yourself! And if you want to share your food happiness, make it a dinner party!
5. Selfcare in the bathroom ! As a cosmetics brand, we are of course aware of the power of an extensive care routine. For us, it is one of the best ways to get in touch with yourself and take a break to simply enjoy yourself.
6. Have more solo experiences . Even if we are super social in relationships and friendships, we shouldn't forget how to have a good time on our own. Traveling alone isn't for everyone, but you can start small: go to a café alone, go to a museum alone, go to the cinema alone, do sports alone, try something new alone. If you know that you are happy doing things alone, you are not dependent on the company of others. That gives you an incredible amount of freedom to do exactly what you want, when you want. If that doesn't make you happy...
7. Probably the most important point: listen to your intuition . It tells you what you need and when you need it. If the party is over for you, go home. If you feel like talking to the person at the bar, what are you waiting for? Do you feel like going on a spontaneous trip? Pack your things, even if no one else is coming with you. Don't overthink things before you do them. Thinking them through once is enough in 100% of cases.

2022: Time for self-empowerment

Of course, it is incredibly nice to be able to share happiness with people you love. But it is a completely different kind of happiness to have it deeply anchored within yourself, completely independent of other people or phases of life. This ability to put yourself in this state completely on your own, even if your day, week or month has been a real challenge, gives you security and confidence in yourself. And then nothing stands in your way. And no matter where you are on your path, no matter what pace you move at and whether you take a wrong turn every now and then, if you decide to do so, you will come to terms with yourself and find your own happiness.

Happy New You!