2013 is here. It comes bearing gifts of new beginnings, second chances, and fresh starts. Once again the possibilities seem endless and we make proclamations of all the goals we plan to achieve before the year is over. Success stories of amazing new career moves, admirable lifestyle changes, and incredible weight loss, all create both inspiration and pressure.
Creatures of habit that we are, it is clear we need a little extra help and determination to see our goals through. After the holidays, we often update our status to a seemingly sad, “Back to reality.” But shouldn’t the New Year’s resolutions we just made bring us springing and leaping into a new alternate reality?
We often feel like we are stuck in our realities and rituals. And the older we get, the harder it seems to break free from the moulds we’ve created ourselves. Inspired by Tata's post, I tried to ease into the new year slowly but surely. And this is what I came up with for myself.
This year is the Year of Faith, and with faith follows gratitude. I hope to start the year, not with another list of resolutions, but with just one. I want to be grateful; grateful for last year’s trials and triumphs, and for each day this year that I am yet to be given.
Maybe, in the process, as we practice gratitude, respect for the blessings in our lives will grow effortlessly. Maybe we’ll be kinder to ourselves physically, emotionally, and spiritually and, consequently, all those other concerns on our list will fall into place on their own.
2012 had its ups and downs. Here are few of the "ups" to be grateful for: a 10th, 21st, 40th, & 60th birthday, a 15th wedding anniversary, simple trips to the park, family reunions, magnificent celebrations, and exciting adventures.
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| 2012 |
Thank you, Tata, for our long walks & talks, and the gift of friendship tied up in a pretty grosgrain ribbon bow. ;)
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Love,
anna
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