Farewell 2017

I think, ever since I was a kid, the last day of the year has been a reflective time for me. A dividing line between the old and the new. A day of letting go. A day of hope. A chance of renewal. A clean slate.

2017, on national, global, and personal levels, was a year of great change--extreme highs and extreme lows. For me, it was a year of reckoning--with who I am, with who I know I can be.

This year brought a chance to start over in an entirely new environment and I am SO grateful that that new environment has panned out as a place I already think of as home--a place I can see myself in years and years from now, maybe even until that final transition (I don't know yet if relocation expenses will be covered for that one).

Because of the changes of 2017, especially personally, I approach the new year with hope and with faith that things are always moving forward, progressing, and headed toward our greatest and highest good (even though that may not always be immediately apparent).

So, my friends, I hope you peek through the door into the new year with optimism...

Don't. Ever. Give. Up

I'm reading Wayne Dyer's book, I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW, and this quote struck me as really pertinent for our times (and for life in general):

"Don't ever give up, trust in yourself, know that you can change the world, be fearless, reach out and serve those who are in need. And don't ever let anyone restrict you from what you feel deep within you, especially when they attempt to intimidate you."

What, Me Worry?

Today, I'm grateful for what I consider the opposite of worry: hope.

This past week in social media (and in my own heart and mind), I've seen a tsunami of worry. But that same heart and mind knows how counterproductive worry is: 

it doesn't and can't change the future, 
it stresses and offers no solution,
it eats us up and spits us out relentlessly,
it asks for everything and gives nothing in   return. 

I ask you to join me in hope, sending positive energy out, and relying on our own strength and the strength of the perfect universe to not only wish for, but expect, our greatest good.