Happy New Year

Welcome Back!  While you were away a lot has happened.  The last year left.  The new year has begun.  What will it bring?  What will we make of it?   How will it surprise us?   There are no answers, only hopes and dreams and the promise of tomorrows.  We are truly each on our own journey and the twists and turns and paths we take are of our own choosing.  Things will happen that we can not control.  Challenges will cause us to re-think our strategies.  Opportunities will present themselves and we will decide what to do with them.    And in the end, the journey will be (have been?) uniquely ours. 

And so, I find myself wondering today about my journey.  There are so many paths before me and I find my head spinning with all the possibilities.  There are so many things I want to do.  So many things I want to be.  So many things I want to feel.  So many things I want to see.  I am greedy.  I want them all.  But I must choose.  I must make decisions.  I must be strong and focus on that which is most precious to me and which will allow me to become the best person that I can be.   I am up to the challenge.  I will make 2011 a year that I can look back on and be proud of.  I will make choices that are good for me and good for those around me that I love.   I will take each day individually and attempt to greet it with optimism and enthusiasm, and if it does not meet my expectations I will know that tomorrow will be another opportunity.   There are 11 more months of tomorrows waiting for me.... where will I be when they are my yesterdays... that is the fun of welcoming in a new year.  The possibilities and promises of 2011 are in front of me.  Yay for them!

Bring it on 2011... I'm ready for ya!