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Yesterday, I told you some of what happened in 2012. Now, I\u2019m gonna talk about my intentions for this new year. And yes, I know we\u2019re halfway into the first month. Life just sometimes gets in the way…<\/p>\n

Every year, I get out my journal and write down a list of things I plan to do during the upcoming year. And I look at my list from the previous year, and make note of how I did. If I didn\u2019t do so well, I don\u2019t beat myself up. I just resolve to do better. Sometimes my intentions (or resolutions, as a lot of people call them) are specific, like complete a certain project; sometimes they are more general.<\/p>\n

These, my dear readers (good and bad {tee hee}), are the general ones that might be useful for you too.<\/p>\n

\"Jar<\/a><\/p>\n

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  1. Be happy.<\/b><\/span> Sometimes, this is harder than you think. For some reason, us humans tend to focus on the negative. And us creative tend to focus on that even more than other people. So, I\u2019m going to try to focus on the positive, and keep a jar full of happy. I saw
    <-- this graphic posted on Facebook, and I think it\u2019s a fabulous idea. I don\u2019t yet have a \u2018jar\u2019 (or box), but I have been writing down my \u2018happy\u2019 things, and I can look at them anytime I need a pick-me up. Just seeing my pile of \u2018happies\u2019 makes me smile.
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  2. Have some fun.<\/b><\/span> This can also be hard to do. It\u2019s easy to get bogged down in the minutiae of life ~ laundry, dishes, dirty floors, kitty litter that needs scooping ~ and forget to appreciate everything around us, and forget that relaxation and fun, whether it\u2019s dinner with a friend or just turning up my tunes and dancing in my studio, are just as important as keeping the dust bunnies (or in my case, fur bunnies) away.
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  3. Remember: Baby Steps!<\/b><\/span> This is one of my mantras: baby steps. Baby steps. It\u2019s easy to get overwhelmed, just by thinking of all the things that need doing. But each task or project is really just a series of little tasks that have to be done to complete the whole. So, by taking it one step at a time, I am able to get things done (as opposed to sitting on my studio floor in a quivering, unproductive mass).
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  4. Try not to fix everything or overextend myself, and say no.<\/b><\/span> This is a big thing for me. As I shared in my post Learning to Say No<\/a>, I have this tendency to want to assist when I see a need. But I can\u2019t<\/em> help everyone, and I can\u2019t<\/em> fix everything. Saying no is sometimes the best thing for me to do ~ and ultimately the person will solve the problem on their own, or someone who has the time\/means to assist will do so.
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  5. Work on my patience.<\/b><\/span> Do y\u2019all remember the old saying \u201cLord give me patience! And hurry!\u201d?!?! That\u2019s me. It\u2019s strange how patient I am with some things ~ and people ~ and others, I just want them to happen now<\/em>. Especially when I\u2019ve been mulling something over, and I\u2019ve made the decision. But of course things don\u2019t usually happen immediately. (And in the publishing business, they take even longer.)
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  6. Let go of fear, and be open to prosperity & opportunity.<\/b><\/span> As a creative person, it\u2019s easy to get literally petrified with fear. Is what I\u2019m doing worth doing? Is it a steaming pile of poo? Will anyone like it? What\u2019s the point? Etc., etc., etc. Fear is probably the number one reason I haven\u2019t finished another book. I\u2019m going to try to release the fear and write, and create, anyway.
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  7. Be open to prosperity & opportunity.<\/b><\/span> This is also part of letting go of fear ~ being open to good things coming into my life. Welcoming them. Embracing them.
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  8. Continue my healing journey, both physical and mental.<\/b><\/span> This includes getting my insomnia under better control (it\u2019s awful hard to be productive during the day when I\u2019ve been up the entire night), eating healthy, and exercising. Mentally, this includes going to counseling, and making sure I take my medication. And yes, it\u2019s scary to admit to the world that I take anti-depressants, but saying it is part of Shining a Light. I\u2019ll write a blog post on this eventually. I\u2019m also working on forgiving myself (and others) for shortcomings. A great website is Radical Forgiveness<\/a>. I\u2019ve found the Radical Forgiveness worksheet<\/a> to be very useful.
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  9. Be good to myself, my husband, and my friends & family.<\/b><\/span> Another hard one, especially when I\u2019m in the throes of a depression. It\u2019s hard to see how I can do anyone any good ~ or give them what they need ~ when I\u2019m down. I can truly say I did my best last year, but I know I can do better.
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  10. \"January<\/a>Create & write & paint & photograph & sing.<\/b><\/span> Yup, do what I was born to do. And do it every day. And I\u2019ll continue promoting other artists and writers on this blog.
     
    I\u2019m also participating in the A Photo a Day<\/b> challenge for 2013. A couple of my friends are doing it, and I thought it would be a good exercise for me. It takes discipline to take a photo and post it every single day. Some days you just don\u2019t feel like it. Some days you don\u2019t know what to shoot. You can see my photos thus far for 2013 on my     Facebook page<\/a> (and of course,—>
    these are them, right here.). For fun, I\u2019m having a     contest<\/a> ~ like photos in the album, tell me you liked them in the Rafflecopter thingy on my giveaway page<\/a> on Facebook, and each month this year one lucky person will win an 11″ x 14″ print of their favorite photo!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Here\u2019s to a great 2013! Blessings to all of you!<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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