(personal/writing) Beginnings and Endings

[vg_ford]

Every ending is a new beginning. I'm not sure who said that, although I could Google and find out, but it seems a propos for today. I'm standing on the brink of a new year, watching the remains of the old one die, and wondering what happens now.

I'm not alone - I've seen quite a few posts in the last few days saying the same type of things. I wonder if part of it is because we're leaving one decade for another. I didn't have a blog in 2000, but if I had, would I have said similar things?

I'll be 36 this year. I've passed several milestones in the past 10 years - I've gotten married, lost my grandmother and several older relatives, and gained a lot of new friends. I've gained weight, gained experience and lost my mind, several times. I've watched my siblings grow up, my niece be born, my family age. It's been a wild ride sometimes.

I met with my nutritionist last weekend, and she asked me to sum up 2010 in one word - my "theme" for the year. After a lot of thinking, I've decided that 2010's theme is going to be "Me." I've done a lot of taking care of other people for quite a while. It's time to concentrate on me.

As it gets closer, I'll post my list of goals for 2010. I didn't do too badly on 2009's goals, but I didn't complete them all. I'm not concerned.

Life is a journey. Not a destination. Cliche' but it's true.

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[joncwriter.livejournal.com]

"Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end." - Semisonic, "Closing Time"

"And so it ends..."
"And perhaps begins again..."
--Rabby and Patty, Gall Force: Eternal Story (which I'd just quoted in my trilogy, since it owes a debt to that series)

Yeah, that's pretty been my outlook on life for the past decade or so. While I miss things and people from the past (and tend to post about them repeatedly!), I still look optimistically towards the future. :)

[vg-ford.livejournal.com]

Oh yes. I've always been a "glass half full" person - sometimes, I think it's the only thing that's kept me sane, that it's going to get better if it's bad. The good news is that I can also enjoy when it's good, which I've seen that some people can't. I don't go looking for the fly in the honey, so to speak - I just enjoy the honey.

2010

[(Anonymous)]

I like the theme of "Me." We tend to pay attention to everyone else, but need to spend more time with a focus on self! Good luck, let me know how you do with this, Val!

Martha Agren

Re: 2010

[vg-ford.livejournal.com]

thanks! It's starting off slowly, due to this horrible cold I've got, but I'm going to be trying like hell! :D