January 1. 2014. New day. New month. New year. Hard to believe we have reached the year 2014. I remember, as a kid, being excited to 'party like it was 1999'. I remember being worried about the year 2000. Here we are 14 years later, welcoming a new year to our lives.
The year 2013 was quite a wonderful year for this Thankful gal!! I celebrated my 40th birthday with a whirlwind trip to my favorite city in the world, New Orleans! It is becoming a once a year vacation spot for my husband and I, and I wouldn't have it any other way!!! We witnessed the college graduation of my Firstborn, graduating Magna Cum Laude and with Program Honors in Political Science from Lenoir Rhyne University!! And I saw my Babygirl successfully finish her freshman year of high school AND get her driver's permit (now if only I could get her to want to DRIVE) in the year 2013. Yes, 2013 was a banner year as I look back at it. It wasn't the YEAR to beat all other years, but it was a good year. I cannot complain!!
It's a new year!! A fresh start for some people. A continuance on a life changing journey for others. It's a new year!! What are YOU going to do with the opportunities presented before you? What are YOU going to do to ensure that this year, the year 2014, is an out of this world year for you? How will you fill your 365 days of 2014 so that next December 31 you can happily and confidently say, "2014 was a decent year for me!"? Now is the time......choose how you will spend the next 365 days. Will you be more positive or will you allow the negativity to creep in and stay? My hope is that you opt for the first option. Be positive! Be grateful! Be thankful! Be happy! BE INSPIRED to have a great year!!! Remember the daily affirmation? I DESERVE ONLY GREATNESS AND GREATNESS I WILL RECEIVE!!!! You keep that thought in your heart and head and 2014 WILL BE YOUR YEAR TO SHINE!!! I am anxious to see what 2014 has in store for me. While I do not make resolutions (you read that much in yesterday's blog), I do work hard each day to be better than the person I was the day before. I challenge myself each and every day to be a better person. I await with anticipation at the wonders and blessings that we will be granted in 2014.
Until tomorrow, my friends....enjoy this day and all the rest of the days of your life. Have a blessed 2014!!!!
Think Thankfully!!!!
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