saying yes

Good by 2008. Hello 2009. Looking back at this past year it will probably not be remembered as one of my most joyous years. It was a year mixed with responsibility and worry and laughs in between. It was definitely a year filled with more good than bad!

I have a Christmas journal that I started writing in 2002 and it is so much fun to read my hopes for the next year and my reflections on the previous year. I specifically wrote in 2006 it was a “great year”. That year was a great year to me…not because of what I did, or what I bought, or where I lived…it was how I felt about the year. I was content. I felt strong. I was healthy. That, my friends, is my only goal for this year.

I have decided this year, instead of producing a long list of goals I hope to achieve. My history shows I will end up feeling guilty or inadequate at some point over this list because I did not meet one or all of my goals. This year, I would just like to say “YES to my life”…and NO I haven’t seen Jim Carrey’s movie “Yes Man”.

Say YES
…to being in the moment
…to letting go
…to freedom
…to doing the best that I can
Just say yes to liv’n this life of mine.

Ahhh…the excitement and the nervous anticipation of the unknown. That’s how I feel when the clock turns and it is a new year. This New Year’s Eve we decided to spend with just the two of us. Part of me feels I should have found the energy to put on a spread for some of our friends who I know are disappointed in me. In fact, if I’m honest, it’s really difficult to do this for me; but this is a small step for the large change I am attempting in my life. I am putting myself first. I am putting my health and well being first. This will be my toughest challenge for sure.

Happy New Year everyone! I hope this year brings you joy and fulfillment in your life. I hope it is a LIFE.IS.GOOD. kind of day…kind of week…kind of month…and ultimately a LIFE.IS.GOOD. kind of year.