I wanted to end the year/decade the way that I wanted to begin the new year/decade. So how did I end/start it? With some lovin’ and sleep. I was asleep at midnight and so happy about it. Sleep glorious, sleep. The best part was that my daughter cooperated and slept from 6pm until 6:20am. I hope this is a sign of things to come: lovin’ and sleep! Sleep, glorious sleep.
I don’t make resolutions, but I do like to reflect and focus. I would like very much to be more understanding. I tend to be a bit rigid, some might say anal. Certain things in day to day life really get under my skin and in the grand scheme of things are far too insignificant to merit my attention, much less my grief.
My husband is a wonderful human being and I would like him to feel more appreciated. No one has ever been as supportive of me as he has and I need to return the favor. One of the things that drives me crazy is having to repeat myself. Why? Because I hate feeling like I am not being listened to. The other day my husband was watching TV and I said something to him; he obviously was not listening. I was irritated and said, “Did you hear me?” He looked perplexed and said, “I’m sorry Honey, I only have one pair of ears and they can only listen to one thing at a time.” I don’t know why, but this made me laugh and understand in a way I had never understood before. It’s not that he doesn’t want to listen to me, it’s just that sometimes he’s listening to something else.
If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.– Wayne Dyer
Some lessons are simple, but hard to learn.
Please stop by Life2Us and check out our new featured bloggers for the month of January. When I started blogging I had no idea how many talented, witty, insightful writers I would have the pleasure of coming across. It brings me great joy to celebrate these incredible people and share their talents with others.
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others. -Marianne Williamson
Go forth and shine! -Unknown Mami
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