New Year, "New You"?

First, a confession: I am actually writing this entry from my work computer... which raises a lot of questions inside my head about whether that is a good idea... But I got here really early this morning and the store isn't open right now, so it's not like I'm slacking off or anything...



Anyways, I'm actually feeling really energized and positive about the new year, so I just thought I would take the time to post a little "Happy New Year" sort of message, and make note of how I am feeling at this time...



I'm excited. I will be moving at the end of this month (into the lovely house in The Junction neighbourhood that my friends Laura & Louis just bought). I spent most of the afternoon into the evening this past Saturday visiting with Laura & Louis (and their 14 month old, Henry!) after finally seeing the new place and it all felt really good. I am excited about having a new living space, new living arrangement, new neighbourhood and community. It feels good. (Now all I have to do is get my act together this month and sort through and pack all the STUFF I've accumulated after pretty much living alone for the last 4-5 years!)



At the moment I'm also feeling energized - probably because I got up early and went swimming before I came to work today! I'm really dedicated to making a real effort to regain the element of physical activity in my life that seems to have slipped away over the last few months. One of my very specific 'New Years Goals' is to resume my daily morning yoga practice (which I have maintained for months at a time, intermittently throughout the years.)



My other, uber-specific 'New Years Goal' is to feel better about my dear relationships (in particular those with friends & family who live not-so-close) by mailing things more; My goal is to send one card or letter each week (or if I start to feel that is too much, I may scale back to one piece of mail every other week.) I'm feeling particularly good about this goal because I think it will help me to feel connected to the oh-so-many people in my life that I have let drift away a little, and I think people will be happy to receive my notes - I mean, who doesn't love getting actual mail that isn't a bill or an advertisement?!?!

On that note, to any friends or family reading this, if you would like to nominate yourself as a future recipient of mail from me send me your mailing address (you might want to send me an email or a Facebook message as opposed to posting a comment here, unless of course you want to broadcast your address for all the world to see on the internet!) I'm really looking forward to this endeavor.

And finally, I shall sign off with the three words that make up my ultimate 'New Years Goal', which is to examine each of these words/concepts throughout the year, to discover what they mean to me right now and how they represent my goals for myself this year:

Truth

Balance

Community

And so, until the next time your eyes meet my words on the screen,
Happy New Year! I wish you, and the world we live in, peace and joy in abundance!

*NAMASTE*