Moving On

Pretty glad to put the year 2011 to rest. Quite possibly the most emotional year I've ever lived, and unfortunately most of those emotions were of the glass half empty type. Of course there have been some wonderfully amazing moments this year, and plenty of just plain nice, sweet, and happy things as well. It doesn't do one any good to dwell on the bad - which is hard when remnants tend to stick around here and there like dust bunnies under the bed or old photographs unearthed in closet-cleaning frenzies. But I've started to learn that it only takes a tiny bit of calm, some focus, and a pinch of distraction at times (but not too much!) to get those old feelings unstuck and to keep moving.

So I'm declaring 2012 the year of moving on, moving up, and just plain moving. Realizing how awful standing still can be was a good lesson, a necessary lesson. But enough is enough.

I still need to sit and write out some resolutions, some goals, for the year ahead. But for now it's all I can do to get my head, my heart, moving on.