I hope that this holiday season has been wonderful for everyone and that you have felt the Spirit of the holidays in your homes. We have had a wonderful two weeks off of school and work! It has given me a lot of free time to reflect on myself and my family. The New Year of course brings the blessing of fresh starts, new beginnings, a chance to set new goals and try to keep them throughout the year. A friend of mine had a wonderful post on her blog describing some wonderful "goals" or "opportunities". I am in love with the description "opportunities" and the way she will execute them in this coming year. Each opportunity will strengthen her core and uplift each person around her. This perhaps is why so many of my "goals" fail. To look outside the inner circle of Aubrey and try to see how I can make those around me happier by executing these simple opportunities each day, for if missed there is no coming back. There will always be a bin somewhere that needs sorting, no matter how organized I try to make myself. My body will always carry more pounds than I think it needs. But my daughter will not always be six and want me to play Rescue Rangers with her. The person I should have shared a mile with may have been changed as I have been when a smile is shared with me. Sharing something I love with someone else cannot be achieved while making sure my toilet is methodically scrubbed on the same day each week. So for those of you who are still with me here, this is your prize ... a prize! Yes, a contest, what better way to begin the New Year! This is perhaps a little selfish as far as contests goes, but I need the inspiration! Tell me about an opportunity or goal that you have set and kept the whole year through and your experience! Contest ends on January 15th, two weeks from today!
