So here we are, the last day of 2014. I have to admit, I had planned to write more in December and wrap up the year, but my computer died mid month and that set me back a couple of weeks. I really do need a laptop and perhaps that is one of the goals I will set for myself in 2015. A laptop = freedom. No longer chained to a desk.

And so now we are here. It has been an interesting year, not like that is something new and I discovered the answer to life, but every year is different. I was talking to a friend a couple of years ago, and I was bitching (around the end of that year) about how this happened, and how that was bad, blah blah blah. The reply I got was, well, what about that trip you took, or play you saw, or that concert you went to? Yes, the glass is half full. I get it.

But it isn’t always half full. There are times, when we (I, me, you) can feel like the glass is half empty. Life doesn’t always happen the way you would like it to.

Oprah speaks openly about listening to your life’s whispers. If you don’t listen to the whispers, they get louder, and louder until they hit you in the head. I also learned that in my personal growth class earlier this year. And then I lived it. If you have had one of these experiences, you know that getting hit with the lesson – HURTS!

It is a huge lesson to learn. I think that the interesting thing that I have come to learn from it is that once you are far enough away from it, you can see it with more clarity. It is almost “too little too late” but when people tell you that you will be better for it in the end, it is true. You can’t possibly see that while you are in it, but it does happen.

And then you start to look forward. Forward is the way we should all be moving in life. It is good to look back and reflect, but living in the reflection isn’t good. It is painful, and for some reason, people (again I, me, you) cause ourselves pain. Self inflicted, why do we do that?

There are more things I want to say, but I think I will leave it here for now. Wishing all of you a happy new year.

Thank you for reading my blog and being a part of my life. In 2015 I hope to continue to write on a more regular basis. I hope that you will continue to read, and hopefully share my stories with your friends and the people in your life. We are living in a “sharing” society these days, so please feel free.

Live well. Laugh often. Love much. Leave memories.