Dear Ones,
My
blog is one year old this week. For all
of you who follow the Friday postings, I m so thankful. I know there are so
many tugs on your time these days. I
strive to keep each post brief but meaningful and always appreciate your
feedback. Earlier in the fall, I envisioned
having a Beautiful Old Broads Birthday Celebration. Life, however, dictated differently and most
of the autumn I dealt with my husband’s health issues. He is healing. At our age, health is a precious commodity to
strive for and savor.. If not, we make
adjustments…right. I pointed out in a
previous post that humans are in the constant state of loss. Accepting it with grace is the challenge we
all face daily.
And
now we face another year and 2015 stretches
out before us. The calendar is blank,
ready to be filled with appointments and schedules. We fill it with notes and reminders knowing
full well that in a blink, a whoosh, it can all change. Still we jot down reminders prompted by the
urge to feel in charge. It gives us a
sense of permanence to firmly write down in ink our schedule. A tactile way to say we’re in control…even if
we’re not.
Do
you make resolutions at the beginning of the year? The papers and TV and internet are awash with interviews, opinions and ideas
for improving ourselves. Many times
lofty resolutions drop off the radar by
the end of January. So I aim for a less
spectacular goal, a small achievement.
Here’s my plan for 2015:
Pick
a word or phrase and post on your fridge door. Last year I wrote down, “ DON ’T JUDGE.”
I stuck it up and for awhile whenever I opened the fridge, I took
notice. Of course, eventually one
ignores it or the note falls off. So
post another one. Believe me, I had a
struggle with judging. Seems I judge A
LOT! Seems I can be pretty opinionated
and narrow minded.
This
year of 2015, what phrase or word will I write on my post-it note? I’m pondering on that today. So many choices. Pick one.
LISTEN SMILE MORE PAY ATTENTION FORGIVE
SING…LOUD BE
PATIENT HUG
HUG MORE
LOVE MANY BE SILENT
GIVE
THANKS
Beginnings offer opportunities to define ourselves anew......Happy 2015
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