Blessings, not Resolutions
New Year's Day -- the time we make that long list of resolutions most of us will never keep despite our best intentions. This year I've resolved not to resolve. Rather than a long list of empty good intentions, this year I'm writing down my blessings. Scratch exercise every day from the list, add completed water-proofing leaky basement -- and it worked . This year's list is diverse: a year of good health for the entire family celebrating my mother's 90th birthday the safe rescue of all 33 trapped Chilean miners attending Seascape, Mystery 203, and Crime Bake an improving economy seeing my "foster" puppy go to his wonderful "forever" home a friend's first published book - hope for the rest of us . renewing an old friendship after 15 years much needed house repairs complete the Gulf oil spill clean up the slow, but steady recovery of an ill friend (no more dialysis! Yeah!) finishing 50K words of my WIP the safe return of ma...