Last year saying goodbye to 2012 seemed MUCH different from what I'm experiencing this year as I bid a fond farewell to 2013. My New Years post last year consisted of "2012 can kiss my ASS. Hellooooooo 2013!". This year I'm finding I'm not quite as resentful or so quick to be rid of the year. In 2012 alone I experienced quite a bit of loss, from my brother, to my grandmother, my job, my home, even my life on two occasions.......miraculously I've been able to recover from just about every loss. Of course my heart will always break when I think of my precious brother, whose young life was taken much too soon after a very quick yet devastating battle with Cancer. My heart will always fail, but 2013 has brought healing and strengthening to the weak muscle sitting center in my chest. My heart will always long for a home......though 2013 did not give me a permanent home, I do find myself well on my way to finding that special place. Shortly after 2013 began I gained employment by a little company known as Good Life Services, and through Good Life I have begun my journey towards realizing my dreams come true.
As I bid farewell to 2013 I do so with a grateful heart. Has it all been fun and games? Absolutely NOT. Was it easy to keep the forward momentum throughout 2013? Hell to the NO......but somehow I managed to keep stepping ahead. Those steps have brought me to a much improved state of life, and for that I will be forever grateful.
I could be like most and make promises and resolutions about things such as my weight, my financial status, my relationship status, promising to be a better person, yadda yadda yadda. To me those things don't matter all that much when I look at the bigger picture. What I look forward to the most in 2014 is seeing just how many steps I can take towards my dreams. 2013 was just the beginning, and I believe with a WHOLE heart that the things I've dreamed of for so long can actually come to fruition. It won't come naturally or easily, it will require an unbelievable amount of work and sacrifice. Do I expect ALL of my dreams to come true in 2014? Absolutely not, but I do believe I will be closer than I am at this point by the end of the year, and any kind of improvement can be considered a victory. In 2014 I hope to be able to stand by the sides of many that I love and watch their dreams come true. Just as I believe in my own dream, I believe they too are able to accomplish anything they set their HEART to. As Strawberry Shortcake would say "Any dream can come true, first you just gotta believe". Amen, sister. May we all begin to believe, not just in our own dreams but in the goodness of others. May we all be able to hold our heads high and with confidence as we venture out into the world. May we ll forgive and love one another no matter how great the pain of the past may be. May we all keep Hope alive that a better day is coming. May we all look for the positive in every situation, especially the most painful of situations. May we all simply love and respect one another......there's something to be said about the state of our world today. There is a SEVERE lack of humanity amongst us. It only takes one entity to spark the flames of Humanity........may we all be that spark and set this world on fire. There is nothing more powerful than love.....call me a modern day hippie but I am a true "make love, not war" and "peace, love and kindness" kinda gal.
Goodbye 2013, you've been very good to me........and HELLOOOOO 2014, I'm so glad to see you, my friend;)
Much love.
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