Sunday, January 5, 2014

New Year Reflections



A new year ahead of me and a fresh outlook.  A year of change, opportunity and hopefully, balance...

Between Christmas and New Years, I always find myself doing the same thing... winding down from festive celebrations, nibbling on leftovers and Christmas goodies and reflecting on the past twelve months. Over the past week and a bit, I've been doing just that...

Initially, as I've done for the past few years, I was determined to uncover a word to guide my year and my actions.  I toyed with 'mindset', 'embrace' and 'now' but in the end, have decided there will be no word of the year for me.  Instead, I want to simply accept each day as it comes... to be grateful for all that it offers and to deal as best as I can with any challenges that may arise.  I want to view changes ahead of us in a positive light, focus on the present moment (as opposed to dwelling on the past or worrying about the future) and to fill our days with fun family times and togetherness.

While I'm a little late, as 2014 begins, I want to thank each and every one of you for taking the time to visit my space and for sharing in my corner of blogland.  I love connecting with all you like-minded souls, appreciate every comment that you leave and wish you all a new year filled with an abundance of love and happiness...

9 comments:

  1. I do love your outlook and what you would like for the year ahead:) May 2014 be a wonderful year ahead for you and your beautiful family. And thank you for your beautiful blog and sharing a little bit of your life with us here, I feel so very lucky to have found you my friend. xxx

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  2. What a lovely outlook you have for 2014. Dwelling on the past and worrying about the future are things I do too often. I will try to not do either this year. I am super excited about 2014...It is going to be a good year! xx

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  3. I'm so zenned out after the craziness of Christmas - I've read THREE BOOKS! Imagine!

    Have a lovely 2014, Amanda. x

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  4. Hi Amanda. Happy new year to you and your lovely family. I was just thinking the other day about a word for the year and did I want one. The last twelve months for me have been so emotion charged and exhausting. I too decided I didn't want one. I hope your year is special and that you can stay in the now. The world would be a better place if less people worried about what happened yesterday, and started living for today. Jx

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  5. Hi Amanda, What a great mindset to start the new year. I have been rather slack at dropping by & commenting throughout 2013, actually a slack blogger in general. Loved your P52 project, gosh your kids grew over the year.
    Happy new year to you & your family xo

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  6. Lovely words Amanda, I felt the same. I wasn't really feeling one particular word. I will just take the year as it comes and go from there x

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  7. Sounds like a great plan to me Amanda, I hope 2014 brings you every happiness with your family and yourself. Thanks also for your support over the years its great to know a fellow Perth blogger and I feel we have watched each other grow in a way! x

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  8. Living in the moment sounds perfect to me, i'll adopt it too.
    Wishing you all the best for 2014 x

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  9. Happy new year...some great thoughts on heading to the new year...each day will unfold how it is supposed too...embrace it all. X

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