Today is December 1st. Though you doubtfully need a reminder from me based on the volume of tweets and facebook posts of people excitedly chatting about the begining of their "favorite time of the year". Normally, I would fall right in line with this group of happy December lovers; but this year I'm feeling a little uninspired about 12/2011. In fact, I'm kind of hoping it will come and go as quickly and quitely as possible.
2011 pretty much flipped my world upside down. In the earliest days of the new year, my world, as I knew it, was suddenly and unexpectedly tossed in the air and landed with a messy splat. I know it's a little unfair to blame a year for such things, but I think 2011 can handle it.
It's easy to glom onto the hard, sad, painful moments, but truthfully I was also blessed with many incredible and inspiring milestones. And if I had to pick just three, that inspire me today, I would say "thank you, 2011, for the...
...kick-in-the-pants you gave me to launch my jewelry business and website {on my 35th birthday, no less}
...much needed introspection which has been incredible for my soul.
...undying support of my friends and family, without whom I would be sitting here lost if it weren't for your love and safe grounding when I've {sometimes ungracefully} fallen down. You know who you are."
Life is short. Live big, love hard, look inward and laugh.
Here are a few things which are inspiring me to do just that at this very moment:
And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.
-Abraham Lincoln
Love is when two people know everything about eachother and are still friends.
-Mary Oliver
Consider how hard it is to change yourself and you'll understand what little chance you have in trying to change others.
-Benjamin Franklin
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| HA HA HA! Those arms! Kill me. |
