Cheers to the new year

"Cheers to the new year and another chance to get it right." - Oprah Winfrey

Three conversations today with good friends of long standing. All of us agreed that 2011 HAS to be better than what we've all endured in 2010. HAS to be.

Time.

We haven't run out quite year, I hope.

Time to open the doors to new possibilities. I see wide French doors, panes of glistening sunlit glass, billowing sheers dancing to the ocean's breezy tune.

I see light.

I see sand and surf, blue skies kissed by early morning sunlight, the new day stretching out in front of all of us. Gentle, easy, positive and open.

Doors.

Smiling forth.

Bring on the sun.

Bring on the light.

Bring on new.

New and better

An end to strife. An end to bullying. An end to negatives.

Bring on the sun.

Thank you, Lord. Please help me to keep all of us safe, healthy, happy, and secure.

Please help me DO.

Bring on the sun.

Well, it's about time...

...and I'm resolved. No more shoulds or recriminations. No more negatives. I've had a lifetime of self putdowns, but no more. Time to celebrate the positives that make me real.

And worth it.

Because I am.

Why am I happy today?

Ten hours sleep helped.

No work helped.

Chinese lunch helped.

Good conversations with two close friends helped.

Three Siamese helped. A lot.

No, the house isn't pristine and the stuff isn't ready for next weeks return to work just yet, but that's okay. We're happy and home together. What else matters?