It has been a very long time since I have mused out loud any of the thoughts running rampant in my head. Mostly I have been swamped making chocolates and prepping for Christmas. But, the holidays have come and gone and the chocolates are on hiatus for now and that gives me a moment or two to refocus and re-evaluate on the coming year and what has transpired over 2011.
Things I have learned in 2011
1. You can’t make other people participate in your life….and you can’t keep being hurt by their actions, or inactions as it would be. You just have to move on….alone.
2. Appreciate your friends and the family you like and love more. Tell them thank you more. Tell them you love them.
3. Kids don’t get easier as they get older. They get different. It’s just as hard today as it was six years ago, I am just doing it on more sleep.
4. A little bit of kindness can go along way. And your children are watching you.
My goal is to take the things I learned in 2011 and really put them into use in 2012. Normally I am big on resolutions. I have, in years past shared my resolutions throughout the year and the progress I made or didn’t make on them. I am not going to do that this year though. There really isn’t one thing I want to really work on more than anything else. My friend Dustin often talks about a life of abundance, of wanting more. And, in way, that’s what I would like too. I want more for my relationships. I want more for my children. I want more for others. I want to be more and do more. How that looks I am not too sure, but I am sure that you will be hearing all about it as the days of 2012 roll on.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
