Another New Year

Here we are about to move into another New Year.  I don't know about you, but I'm ready to leave 2020 behind!  It's been quite a year - so many changes, so many different rules being put in place to help prevent this pandemic from spreading.  Challenging circumstances can make or break us.  How we deal with those challenges is what helps grow our character, our self worth.  

Each of us deals with each circumstance in different ways.  I know I've had my share of challenges this past year.    A new roof, a new AC unit, my sister died, my dog Sadie died as well.  It's been a challenge to stay upbeat and positive - in fact, some days it's just a challenge to get out of bed and do what needs doing.  But each day, it's what happens, and I'm happy that once I'm up and moving into each day, it feels OK.  I've been hoping for more than that, hoping to feel a bit more happiness.  I know that creating it is my job, what *I* need to do in order to make it happen.  But where does that motivation come from?

I'm finding that using my creativity helps motivate me in the right direction.  Or maybe it's just a better direction.  I'm slowly getting back to doing what I love:  taking photos, working on my scrapbooks and posting family history photos on our family page.   On Christmas Day, I posted an old favorite Christmas photo from our growing up years every hour on the hour - a total of 15 photos.  Each one of them made me smile, and I'm hoping it brought smiles to other members of my family. 

So as we're looking forward to 2021, choose something to bring yourself some joy, choose something that moves you into a more positive direction.   We all have choices, make them good choices for this year.

Bright blessings!