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Today wasn't raining - a nice change - and it was relatively warm (low 40s F), so there were dozens of people out walking on the seawall. I'd like to say I wished every single person a Happy New Year. As the old joke goes, I'd like to...but I didn't. I was wrapped in my own head, obsessing over a particular issue while I half-listened to Pema Chodron talk about living with uncertainty (which, by the way, didn't stop me obsessing, though it occasionally brought me back to the present).
In the fall, I left a "loonie in the leaves" that sat in its same location for weeks, until it became "loonie in the dirt". Today, I decided to leave a loonie in the same spot (now entirely dirt beneath a raised tree) for one of the other walkers to find.
That was pretty much it. I looked for opportunities; I did greet some people, but there were no photos or doors to be opened (since nearly everything was closed), etc. I thought of leaving a Post-it note, but I couldn't find mine.
Yesterday and this morning, I wrote out a lot about the past year, and about where I want to be in a year (I'm not nearly as clear on that as I was a year ago...). I used to say I make commitments, not resolutions; now I say I set intentions. In any case, the link will take you to an old article (2001, I think, despite the copyright date) that explains some of my reasoning. I've matured, but my general philosophy and New Year's tradition are roughly the same.
I hope you all had a great first day of 2013! Cheers!
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Comment by Deb~ Community Manager on January 2, 2013 at 6:26am -
Great quote and I wish you the very best as we enter this New Year~ I think life will be better every day! xoxo
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Comment by Dawn wwt on January 1, 2013 at 7:56pm -
i love the Emerson quote at the top corner of the article! it's like the corollary to a favorite t-shirt of mine, which says "i do not intend to tiptoe through life only to arrive safely at death." your points about intentions vs resolutions are well taken. thanks for sharing. glad you had a pretty day for a change! Hugs, Dawn xoxo
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Comment by Ann on January 1, 2013 at 6:48pm -
I think the New Year is a time for contemplation. You are a beautiful person and I hope that 2013 will be a beautiful year for you.
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Comment by Lois55 wwt on January 1, 2013 at 6:21pm -
Thank you for the peek into your life...you have come a long way, baby..hehe...You have grown as a woman, lived and survived things you probably never thought you could. I wish you all the very best as this new year begins. I hope it is jam-packed with new opportunities. Hugs..
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