A New Beginning

I struggle to even reminisce about this past year...the typical thing to do this year. Every tabloid and celebrity magazine has a year in review, the History Channel is bound to a start airing stuff, Barbara Walters, etc.

I just want 2009 to be over.

What is it about the new year that excites us? Why do people party hard and then spend the next day hungover? We all scream "10...9...8...7...6...5...4...3...2...1...Happy New Year!" followed by bad renditions of Auld Lang Syne.

I think the new year offers us a chance to start over, to do things better than last year. We all feel like a failure in some aspect of our life. And a new beginning in sweeter than a good bottle of wine.

Last year I typed out my resolutions and pretty much kept them to myself. Why tell our resolutions. They're private and personal. I looked at them throughout the year to check my progress. I didn't do them all (there were five), but I am able to see the progress I made in those areas.

I have resolutions for this year. I'm going to keep them private too. But mostly, I just want a better year. A year without personal tragedy. I know, this is too much to ask as we're all faced with it, there's no reason why I should be exempt.

What I'm learning is how to control my response to difficult situations and I'm also learning to live. What I mean by that is to have a vision for my life and stay true to that...not the vision I think people want me to have.

So, tonight, I just want to wish you all the best for the New Year...2010. May it bring peace (in your family life, personal life, work life, end of war). May it bring prosperity (a rebounding economy, a raise, win the lottery, hit it big in Vegas, LOL). May it bring love (from your partner, your family, yourself). May it bring joy (in new and old friends, the laugh of a child, the sparkle in a loved ones eyes). May be bring health (to you and your loved ones).

Have I mentioned before that I'm a dreamer? I think I have. I dream of what this year holds. I see goodness, greatness, happiness ahead. I feel this because I feel I have the power to make this happen. I feel you have the power to make it happen too. You control more of your destiny than you think possible.

So, in 2010...just do it! Don't say, "I want," "I think," "someday." Do it!!!! Make it a reality. Go after your dreams and if there is a roadblock, figure out how to move it!

Look, you can't have it all, so I'm not saying that. I guess what I'm saying is prioritize what's important in your life and concentrate on that. What are your highest priorities that are going to give you the most return? Once you know that, everything else will fall into place as long as you have a plan.

I'm babbling now. So, I'm going to sign-off and do some more reading (a favorite vacation past-time). So, Happy New Year to year and welcome 2010!