2009 – the year for big changes
It’s the same old story. It’s a brand new year and you don’t want it to be anything like the last year (particularly if the last year wasn’t so good).
Last year wasn’t too bad for us (besides some extended family issues but that’s where this year will be different). Bill and I are on the same page, both recognising the need to cut certain people out of our lives because they are doing more damage than good. We don’t want that kind of influence on our children and prefer to bring them up with people around them who truly love us and want what’s best for us (not people who wish bad things about us or are jealous because “nasty” people have good things happen to them – this was a comment made about me by one of the negative people we’re distancing ourselves from).
I got this idea from a forum that I go to:
New Year’s resolutions are so difficult for a lot of us. How about instead—- choosing a single WORD at the beginning of the year that you hope will describe your focus, your attitude, hopes, dreams, prayers or theme. Your go to word, your word to meditate on when things seem off. Maybe it is a word that describes something in your life you need to work on but maybe not. Maybe it will be a serious word, maybe a fun word. Look at your new year and sum up the focus you want in one word. Write it down. Say it to yourself over and over. Look up the definition in the dictionary and write it down too. Redefine it for yourself and your life. Your word might come to you instantly or it might need some reflection.
My word for 2009 is let go. OK, it’s two words but who’s counting 
By letting go of the uncontrollables and unchangeables in my life, I am allowing these people, places, and things to be responsible for themselves.
Do you have a word for 2009?
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