2010 - Begin Again

Just as I find a tremendous blessing in "One Day At a Time" I am also grateful for one year at a time. I know that time is really an illusion but for the sake of closure, time is a gift. I love being able to complete my day, my week, my month and tonight, my year by saying, "I can put that (period of time) behind me. What I learned from it, how I have grown from it and know that can move past it. Time is an end and a beginning to help us live life to it's fullest in bite-size pieces.

In this past year I have learned to surrender to the "what is" of life more than any other of my fifty one years. I was able to find bliss in the simplest moments; like inhaling deeply with my nose over an amazing yellow rose or feeling freedom with the wind in my face while I was riding my bike through the park. Oh, and stopping long enough, in the moment, to realize just how much I love the people I've spent time with. The simple moments have been wonderful and very abundant... and I have also had a big moment of bliss. In April I was blessed to have had the opportunity to be in the room with my son Daniel and his girlfriend Megan while she gave birth to their daughter and my beautiful granddaughter Sierra; I will never forget that day.

I was also gifted the experience of irony, dichotomy or those two opposing forces that create balance and wisdom. I have been unemployed this last year but have had the time to enjoy my granddaughter, pursue my writing and spend more time with my eighty two year old mom, who, truly is an angel. My beloved Liz and I have had more time together than in the past I have found a healthy balance with my body. I have also had to deal with financial challenge and I am learning how to better deal with my finances.

Will all this being said I am welcoming 2010 with an open mind, open arms and most of all an open heart. I look forward to completing my Masters Degree in Holistic Life Coaching and growing my business, "Begin Within", giving women a safe and nurturing place to open from within and bring into the world their unique gift they are here to share. Last year was a huge right of passage for me, that proverbial fire of transformation and I came through wiser, more open, more peaceful and more passionate about who I am and sharing that with the world. Thank you 2009 and welcome 2010.