So, that was 2010! It is a year that I have heard described by others as: my bestest ever year; the worst year of my life; the time when I finally… ; and, one I’ll never forget .
Whatever this year held for you, it is now in its closing hours and what is done is done. Take a few moments to ponder the year past in all its complexity. Relive its triumphs and savour its joys. Acknowledge its sorrows and pain and gently let them go. Congratulate yourself for the resilience and strengths you have developed through adversity. Be kind to yourself about the mistakes you have made and the disappointments you may have suffered. Think again of how your values and beliefs have brought you to the place you now are.
Then turn your eyes forward to the coming year. What are your hopes and dreams for the year? What will you take forward with you? What will you leave behind?
This is not a time for self-judgement or recriminations or for resolutions that begin with ‘I must’ or ‘I won’t’. It is a time to lift your head high and say, ‘this is the life I want to be living; this is the person I will be in order to live it; and these are the things I will do with determination to make it a reality’. In essence, we can’t control every aspect of our existence. What we can control, and what will propel us into this year with a light step, is our attitude.
What I wish for this year is an attitude which embraces a re-affirmation of openness and love; a renewed commitment to family and friendship; and further opportunity to immerse myself in the beauty that is around me in many forms.
