So here we are, at the start of a brand new year. Are you a resolutions kind of person? My husband always claimes that his resolution is to not make any resolutions, and to some extent he has a point. However, I'm always keen to start the year with some sort of hope, at least, that I will make choices that create a better experience in the coming year than in the one that just passed. So here are my resolutions for 2012:
To do more of what I can control (for example, write) and let go of things I can't (for example, get published); to focus on positive intentions and potential, and to let go of past mistakes, doubts and insecurities. To cherish all my blessings in 2012.
I also hope to blog every single day and to write a hand-written letter, sent by actual post, every single day. I'm excited. :o)
If you know me, you know I'm a writer and a reader, and that I love words and stories. What you may not know about me is that I have collected outrageous amounts of greeting cards for as long as I can remember. In fact, my friends and I used to spend hours in card shops, and I'd almost always find at least one I HAD to buy. So fun, and such a nice way to reach out to someone across the miles.
When I was in college, I'd write long, detailed letters to my friends (one in particular, whom I'll call Sofia), that extended through all the travelling I did in young adulthood. I was practically engaged to my now-husband when I lived in France for nearly a year (yes, I was basically fluent in french, once upon a time...{sigh}) and I wrote him hundreds of pages worth of letters, I think.
And no, you can't read them. ;o)
It's an art many people have lost, and one I was particularly attached to - so I, for one, will revive it in 2012. My messages, I expect, will be tied in to my feelings of gratitude and love and connection, all themes I hope to express more of in the coming year, and through this blog.
I have written my first one, and I will post the cute card in a few days, after enough time has passed for it to be received.
So that covers the "write" and the "love" parts - what about the read, you ask? Well, let me recommend the book Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly. I enjoyed it very much!
And I especially like the fact that this author has started a campaign to get Fox TV to include Books as a category for their Teen Choice awards. Love that! She's thinking big, too, and wants to be a force for getting the media to take a stand in support of reading.
So for my first post, I encourage you to look her up and pat her on the back. The world needs more readers, and she's right - why hasn't the media taken this laudable cause to heart?!
Happy 2012 - this year, let's make it count, more than we ever have before!