January 1, 2, 3...

After thinking about this project for over two weeks, I totally missed the start day. Of course, I have the excuse that I was up on the mountain with a very, very slow internet connection. I could beat myself up for not persevering, and feel guilty and just give up before I get started. But that was last year's me, this year's me is just going to get a late start and you'll get three days worth of creativity!

January 1st:


If you look closely, you'll see fireworks exploding above my head. This is how I will live 2011. On New Year's Eve I had a friend send me the following advice and I don't think she will mind me sharing it with you.

1. Give thanks that life is... just as it is (and that it's been... just as it's been). Because of it, you're now "READY."

2. Define what you want in terms of the end result. Don't worry about the hows, or even the course. KNOW that what you want is ALREADY yours in spirit, by divine LAW, just focus on the certainty of this ownership, understand it, claim it, and "it will be on earth, as it is in heaven (spirit)."

3. LET THE UNIVERSE show you the way via your impulses and instincts that appear as you take inspired action. Don't worry that your first steps seem silly or futile. And if you don't know what to do, do anything! Go! Get busy! Do not insist on intermediary successes, only upon the end result.

2011 is going to be your year (it already is)!

January 2:



To me there is something so relaxing about cozying up with someone or someone(s) to watch a movie. Cuddling is an art form and viewing a movie on a comfy sofa is the perfect time to practice. The most important thing to remember are your fuzzy, wuzzy socks :)




January 3:



Back to the grind -- school for Alex, work for me.

Monday's after Holidays seem the hardest to get started. When you really dislike your job, it makes it that much more difficult. However, today I focused on the things I do like and the opportunities that are appearing in my life every day. I thought about my first training run for the marathon I will be running this year; I thought about organizing my cute little office/ craft room space in the house I love; I thought about the possibilities that are all within my choices. As the day progressed, I realized how much more at peace I had become.