NEW YEAR THOUGHTS

NEW YEAR THOUGHTS

HERE IS AN EXCERPT FROM MELISSA WILEY'S BLOG. SHE IS AUTHOR OF CHILDREN'S STORIES AND MANY OF HER IDEAS ARE VERY CLUBHOUSE-Y. SO CHECK IT OUT.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

I LOVE BEGINNINGS, FRESH STARTS. I AM VERY, VERY GOOD AT
BEGINNING THINGS, LESS ADEPT AT FINISHING THEM. BUT I'VE
FINISHED SOME PROJECTS THIS LONG WEEKEND
AND AM ON THE VERGE OF FINISHING TWO OTHERS, AND THAT FEELS GREAT.
THIS YEAR MY RESOLUTION IF I HAVE ONE, IS TO LOOK CLOSER AT
BEAUTY PART OUR FAMILY RULE OF SIX.
MY BEDROOM, THOUGH NOT FANCY AND DECIDEDLY LOW-
BUDGET IS REALLY BEAUTIFUL NOW. NOW THAT I KNOW WELL BE
IN THIS RENTAL HOUSE ANOTHER YEAR, I'LL KEEP FOCUSING ON
SMALL CORNERS TO MAKE MORE BEAUTIFUL. THE ROOMS I
TACKLED DURING THIS PAST WEEK HAVE ALREADY BROUGHT MUCH
JOY TO OUR FAMILY. IT'S AN EXTREMELY GRATIFYING PROJECT.

I LIKE THE IDEA OF CHOOSING ONE FOCUS IN PARTICULAR OUT OF
LIST OF THINGS WE WANT TO BE PURPOSEFUL IN MAKING A PART OF
OUR DAILY LIVES: MEANINGFUL WORK;IMAGINATIVE PLAY; LIVING
BOOKS; IDEAS TO PONDER AND DISCUSS; ENCOUNTERS WITH
BEAUTY THROUGH ART, MUSIC NATURE, AND I WOULD ADD TO
THIS HOME ARTS AS WELL; AND PRAYER. I THINK LAST YEAR THE
PART OF THE RULE I FOCUSED MOST ON WAS PRAYER. THAT IS
PROBABLY IT WAS SUCH A GOOD YEAR DESPITE ALL THE HICCUPS

http://melisawiley.com./blog/2008/0l/0l/freshstarts/