This morning I woke up thinking about all the things that have happened over the past year. It was super easy for me to focus on all the negative things. I let my mind wonder for a few minutes and decided to stop that line of thinking and start thinking of all the good things that happened. Even though it was a rough year I am still standing. .
As I started making a mental list of all the good things that happened I realized that the list of good definitely outweighed the bad. I have an amazing family who love me. Seriously do you need anything more than that? I have amazing friends who love me. Our oldest daughter got married and we gained a son in law. We got to see them purchase their first home. My baby boy graduated high school and started college. Both of my college kiddos are doing great in school. I have no idea how I got such smart kids. We grew more of our own veggies this year. We raised more of our own meat this year. I could go on and on an on.
There are just two things that I want to accomplish today to end my new year happy. One is to make a tinted lip balm that I love. I had one failed attempt, like it didnt add color to my lips and it eventually molded. The other thing is to make a quilt. I have never made a quilt and I am sure I could just whip one up in a day. I am just kidding about that. I was going to be more realistic and make a quilt block pot holder.
As you look back at your year today please try to not let the bad outweigh the good. If you are still standing you are doing fine. When making goals or resolutions be realistic. Would I have preferred to grow all my own veggies and have canned enough to last us through the winter? Of course but because I didnt that does not mean I failed. Every time in the coming year when I use my quilt pot holder and will smile and realize one day I will have a quilt on my bed that I made but for right now the smaller one is just fine.
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