2012 - The Game Changer

2011 was the year that changed my life...in 2011 and for 2011. It does not stop there. I have not 'arrived' by any stretch of the imagination. 2012 is going to change my life in brand new ways. I learned a great deal about myself (and others) last year. I was able to inspire a few other people along the way (my sister starts Crossfit in exactly 14 days, not that I am counting.) I wrote down my goals, set up a plan, and then went about meeting the goals.

2012 is the GAME-CHANGER.

It's all about CONTINUED and NEW SUCCESS. I will strive every day to surpass my old goals, running them over on my way to the next mountaintop. I want to be a champion every day. Go out and give it my best effort.
I want EVERY SINGLE DAY to be AMAZING, and I am the only person who controls that. Now, every day is not going to be AMAZING, but if I think long and hard enough I am sure to find one thing in each day that makes it amazing.
I will travel even more. To here, to there, to everywhere. The sky is the limit...to all the faraway places that I dream of going to. Life is what I make of it...
I will WRITE MORE (see?! it's already happening) and not be afraid to say what I REALLY want to say...like truthfully how you make me feel!
I will LOVE more and expect even less from others. I refuse to stop being exactly who I am; a little flaky, full of optimism, smiling through the good times and the bad times with my heart on my sleeve. I must try a little harder to protect my heart from all the cracks and breaking, but I refuse to hold back. I will continue to jump into every day feet first and with my eyes closed, hoping for the best.
I will be more purposeful with my love. I want to tell you what you mean to me TODAY, because tomorrow is not promised to anyone. I saw some funeral coverage for the 3 little girls (sisters, one 10 and 7-yr old twins) in N.Y. who died (along with their grandparents) in a house fire on Christmas Day and I just wept for their parents, and their family, and everyone who survived the fire. The sorrow of these complete strangers hit me so very hard. I had to immediately ask my sister for a hug and I tell her how much I LOVE HER. You just never know when you might be saying something to someone for the last time. What do you want to remember about that last conversation...a fight, a snippy remark, an argument? No thanks, I'll pass. I want you to remember how much you were loved by me. I want to GIVE and GET some LOVE. Some GOOD love. All LOVE. All the time. So with that I will say that if you have read all the way to this sentence...I SO LOVE YOU FOR THAT! (smile)
Love conquers ALL things!!! (That's some Bible truth for you!)
The moral of the story is this...I CHOOSE to change the game in 2012. Every day is only as good as I make it. No one can take my attitude away from me. Let it always be positive and encouraging and loving. I hope that when I look back on this in a year that I will be satisfied.