Goodbye 2018.

Is it the end of a chapter? Or just a paragraph? Or perhaps an entire book?

I know there are the cynical ones who point and laugh and say “Look at all those idiots acting like they’re going to change just because there’s a different number labeling the year.” I don’t really care. I remember things by years. I take stock of things at the end of years. It’s a natural place to pause. I don’t necessarily set lofty goals based on tomorrow being a new year, (let’s be real here, I set lofty goals for myself continuously, it’s exhausting) but I do think about how far I’ve come in working toward the goals I’ve set for myself. If you’re only focused on the distance between you and the next goal, you miss the chance to celebrate all the work done in between.

Without a doubt I could come up with a list of things I didn’t do to my satisfaction easier than a list of my accomplishments. I certainly didn’t publish a book. Didn’t write enough blog posts. Didn’t finish the second book I’m writing. Didn’t win any ribbons… Sounds pretty negative doesn’t it?

Well what the hell did I do?

I hiked throughout the year, culminating in a 25-miler overnight hike. I lost 25 pounds. I regained 5 of it. I worked on my relationships. I carried a humongous American flag on an amazing horse. (Beats any ribbon anywhere, probably forever. Except maybe a neck of roses. Maybe if I ever win some I can tell you which is a better feeling.) I met some talented female authors who folded me into their cocktail loving hearts and offered glimpses of the writing road that continues ahead. I got a full request of my manuscript by a literary agent. I shrank away from blogging because of fear and insecurity. I wrote 40 thousand words of a new book. I kept working with my horse despite his cold back and my cold feet.

Instead of New Year’s Resolutions, maybe we should have Year End Accomplishments. What we’ve achieved is worth celebrating just as much as the hope for what we wish to achieve. Maybe even more so.
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What did you do? Did you sink your toes into the mud of your favorite summer swimming hole and think you could die happy in that very moment, with the sun heating your back and your friends and family laughing nearby? Did you let go of something that was hurting you, even though the letting go hurt you too? Did you beat yourself up because you didn’t do more? Because your list is shorter? Because you didn’t even set a goal?

My wish for you is that you live. That you take some deep breaths of the dear life you hold and enjoy the moments. Big and small. Of course the big ones are easier to catch and love. The smaller ones you have to be quicker. They’re fleeting and may not seem as meaningful. A quick hug. A smile and a wave.

They might seem insignificant in the moment.

But sometimes they become bigger later.

If the hug was the last you’ll ever have with that person. If the smile gave a little love that turned someone’s day around. They might be bigger than you ever imagined.

Celebrate the moments, big and small.

Happy New Year and God bless.