And The Counting Begins...

And so, it's January 2nd.  If you make resolutions, then you have likely already done so.  I usually make resolutions (I call them goals).  I rarely stick to them.  I need to lose weight, save more money, eat at home more...blah...blah...blah.  These are the same goals I set for myself every year.

2012 was a hard year in so many ways.

Stress...Sadness...Heartbreak.  I'm not sorry to see it go.  I'm ready for a new year.  I'm ready to see where 2013 will take me or if it will keep me where I am.  Time will tell.  

This year, I feel different.  I just want to be more kind and gentle to everyone around me and especially to myself.  I tend to beat myself up for the mistakes I make and the outcome is overeating and overspending in many cases.   I don't want to do that anymore.  I want to face things as they come head-on and feel each and every moment.

It's not that I don't have goals and dreams for the upcoming year because I do.  I want to finally find a church home, I want to make some new friends, I want to travel, I want to finally decide on a writing project to pursue, I want to read substantial books that make me think about life and our world, I want to learn about other cultures and how people in other parts of the world live and I want to figure out what to do with all these digital photos I have, I want to begin volunteering again and I want my marriage to be better.

Mostly, though,  I want to savor all the minutes of this year.  The boys are growing up so fast.  I'm getting older.  It seems like time is racing.

So, I AM going to set one goal this year.  I'm going to to Count My Blessings.

Literally.

Each day, in my journal, I am going to write at least one thing I am Thankful for.  I hope to write more...I expect to write more.  But one grateful thing is okay.  Sometimes I will post them here. 

I'm starting today.

Blessings to all of you!