I don't make resolutions but I do review my life from time to time with intentions of improving. Seems natural that having the holidays (soon) behind us and a new number on the calendar heading would prompt a review.
It is time to get back to doing what I enjoy, not merely the things I must do. It is also time to say No when being politely encouraged or rudely pushed. I am not a selfish person and don't intend to become one but I am past worrying about someone else's definition of me.
My mission is to make things because I enjoy doing that, to read more because that has always been a joy, and most importantly, to tell those whom I love that I love them and perhaps make memories for them and me along the way.
If I lived to be 150, I still wouldn't make all the things that interest me much less read all the books that I could find to read. Life, no matter how long you are graced to be on this planet, is not long enough to be stuck in a negative rut. I don't feel that I've been in one, but I've seen way too many lately.
Onward and upward, away from the negative Nellies and Nicks I go. I was challenged by a friend to find a positive word to use as a motto for the new year, and the word should begin with the first letter of my name. Since I go by three names, I have three words.
C is for Charlene and Create
G is for Gigi and Gratitude
K is for Knitty and Kindness
I should probably a find nickname for myself that begins with an H because Humor and Happiness will hopefully always be with me.
Cheers to 2018 being healthier, happier and easier for everyone!
