Red's 2009 Year in Review
December 31, 2009
Well, it's New Year's Eve - that day of the year that we all review what we've done, learned, accomplished in the past year. And when we celebrate the new. It's a time of reflection and a time to set goals for the upcoming year.
And as I review, I've become abundantly aware that I have so many posts that I wrote in 2009 which I never published, for reasons that were primarily selfish...I wasn't ready to share these lessons or I was afraid that they would be taken out of context and thus, misunderstood. But, since I'm not one to be ruled by my fears or be overly concerned when others think of me; and although I know that some will use what I write to make judgments -- sometimes not-so-nice judgments and sometimes inaccurate judgments about me -- one of my Resolutions for 2010 is to publish these bits of wisdom. Important lessons for limitless living that I learned through the most magical and tragic year that I've been privileged to live through so far. So, even though 2009 is coming to an end, the lessons of this past year are still alive and well (as are all the possibilities that I imagined). These will continue to influence me and (perhaps) you too. So there is something amazing from this past year that created something to look forward to in 2010 -- great posts!
- True love exists.
- Magic is real.
- Loneliness hurts.
- Creativity is grounding.
- Vulnerability is scary.
- Family is good.
- People love even when it doesn't make sense.
- Fear makes us do irrational things.
- Death is hard.
- Ignoring the truth doesn't make it false.
- Life can be funny
- Clever can be intimidating.
- Openness creates endless possibilities.
- Singing, is always a good thing to do.
- Forgetting about something is not the same as forgetting.
- Life is a paradox
- It sucks to live with regret
- The impossible is possible
- Giving my heart away is for keeps. I can't get it back.
- Being loved and cherished in return, changes how the world looks
- There are some things that words cannot express
I've learned that I know so much more than I thought I knew and I know so much less than I knew I thought.
- I will never settle
- I will not pretend
- I will know the difference between love, sex and intimacy
- I will still believe that anything is possible and I can have everything
- I will be open
- I will wait
- I will create
- I will wear more mini-skirts
- I will cry
- I will laugh
- I will stay awake when I want to sleep
- I will play hard
- I will grow my red hair
- I will let my scars be part of me
- I will have fun
- I will let life take me wherever it does, without fear or regret.
- I will sing
- I will struggle with difficulties in a new way
- I will fight for what's right
- I will never give up
- And I will keep believing in love; a love that changes everything
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