Looking back on 2009 (Stolen from Patricia)

Theme of this past Year: You can’t always do everything, and be everything for everyone

My mission statement continues to be: 1.) Continue to make sure I am pouring my energy into real friendships 2.) Keep on doing the good, the payoff is around the corner.

Most grateful for:
- Living a life that is authentic and that continues to grow closer to resonating with my Souls Deepest Desires. (Stolen from Patricia)
- The amazing friends and family who believe in me and love me. (again, Patricia)
- Having the best roomate one could possibly ask for!

Biggest Gift:
- Getting a job as a Doula.
- Harmonious relationships with my family.
- Still living in the house I love and driving my dream car!
- Working things out with my boyfriend and having a great relationship!

Biggest challenges:
- Staying in the moment-in the here and now.
- Letting go of ways of thinking that no longer work for me. (it’s a daily decision).
- Cutting myself some slack.
- Being resilient.
(all of this came from Patricia but it rings true for me)

Best creative accomplishments:
- Gathering Supplies and Working on Sewing my first Quilt
- HaHa gave in to the WOW addiction and playing with some of my favorite people in the wold (including my boyfriend and my son)

Best realizations;
- My Life is only really good when I am surrounded by true friends and my family
- I can control being bipolar and how I react to things.
- I am grounded.
- I have everything I need.
- Life is more complex and conversely simpler than I ever imagined.
- The more love I give away the more it comes back to me, and usually it is from somewhere unexpected.

Best connections
- Catching up with some old friends from my high school days– including Jeremy who became my roomate
- Getting a closer connection with people like Cynthia who have proved to be better friends than I could ask for.
- Realizing that my Mom is my best friend.

Surprising discoveries:
- Love is something you work on everyday
- I need to stop going to LA when I am depressed– Need to go when I am happy and can enjoy every minute of it not just lump onto ZeBek’s Couch.
- Sometimes letting go of projects is the only sane thing to do. Wasn’t meant to be.

What was amazing about 2009 for you?