After talking a bit about resolutions with my friend today, I realized I wanted to add a few more tangible tasks to my list as well. She really inspired me to add most of these. 

1. Realize that when you are offended, it isn’t necessarily a personal attack, but a result of insecurity or animosity because of people’s situations. Perceive past the surface and try to understand why they think and act the way they do, with a little patience. Let things go and see it as an opportunity to spread awareness.
2. Meditate, write, and read the news everyday.
3. Exercise at least 4x a week (Hot Yoga on Wednesdays)
4. Create art more often, at least once a week.
5. Be grateful, be kind, be compassionate. Every single day. 

My additions:

6. Make an effort to cherish the strong, independent women in my life who inspire and support me. I want to connect them to each other and create a community of positive interaction that would foster intelligent debates and personal/professional development.   

7. Educate myself more deeply about the issues I care about. Don’t let my knowledge remain shallow or else I will not and cannot change the ignorance in the world. 

8. Find an NPO/NGO with a mission that I believe in and hone in on my communication, public speaking, and presentation skills so that I can contribute to a cause that I care about and work for an organization that I love. 

9. Study and kill it at the LSAT.