It's the Eve of Something New!

With 2012 knocking on my door I have the feeling of butterflies in my tummy. It's just like opening the door to a first date. As I step into the new year I realize 2011 serves as the ground beneath my feet.

Hummm...wow, that seems to be a little over the top but what can I say? It's how I feel. I have loads of things to accomplish in the next few years and this means letting go of old concepts, ideas, things, and perceptions that can impede my progress.

I am no longer a wife, my child is an adult, and I've gone as far as I'm going to go workwise. Though I'm still a mom it's different when your kid is an adult. The worries are the same (if not more) but you have to take a step back and let them figure things out on their own. Sometimes you have to push and sometimes you have to let them push back. Sigh. Long gone are the days when all I needed to do was wrap my arms around my child and kiss away the horrors of the world. Now, it's a hug and letting him know I'm always there for him no matter what. He always has a place of unconditional love.

Over the last year I had my greatest epiphanies to date:

#1: GET OVER IT! Yeah, that's it. Get over it. I came to terms with the fact that I'm 50, the past isn't going to change, and  I'm not changing anyone's ideas or perceptions of anything.

#2: I'M NOT ALWAYS RIGHT! Go figure on that one: I'm not always right. The only thing I can know for sure is what is right for me and boy, can that change in a heartbeat too. Some will be okay with it and others won't however...

My last big epiphany:


#3: IT'S NOT MY PROBLEM! Yup, that's it! Not my problem. Let it go. If it's not hurting anyone or anything who really cares? If you can't change or replace it...then let it go!

I have enough confidence in myself to know that I'm old enough, experienced enough, and kind enough to be able to apply my new life laws without hurting anyone or myself. Well, at least keeping things it to minimal damage if the situation calls for it. I know I'm not giving myself free reign to mow people down with self-righteous rhetoric but rather to use my insights as a way to peacefully let things go or let them be. I think this is called being an adult.

My goal for 2012 is to resonate in the harmony of others and, if I find I can't, let it go and be joyful.

Happy 2012  to you!