“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.” ― Rumi

Happy 2024!  I hope everyone had a great start of the Year.

Every new year is the perfect time for a new beginning.  A chance to renew and restart.  Whatever you have in mind to do, start now!

But no pressure. Follow your heart!  Follow your bliss! At your own pace.

2023 was a great year for me.  Of course, the number 1 reason was Michael and I met each other.  I am so glad I never settled for the guys that felt almost perfect, or for the guys that looked good on paper, and for so many others.

Michael is not perfect, like me, but he is perfect for me.  I am immensely grateful for having him in my life.

As for 2024, I want to do a lot this year.  More of everything, but I am not sure exactly what  that will look like. As I get older I am starting to get a sense of urgency: to live as much as I can.

For right now, my plan is to get all my doctor’s appointments done.  In 2023 I skipped all my doctors.  I guess I was having too much fun traveling and getting to know Michael.  Lab work done last week. Physical done today. Eye doctor and dentist tomorrow.

Even my beloved mosaics have been neglected in 2023.  I have done a couple of things and will be posting them soon.  We shall see what will happen.

In 2024, I hope you continue being kind to others, being generous, treating others how you want to be treated; but above all, I hope you are kind to yourself.  Put yourself first! Do what makes your heart sing!!

I needed to read the excerpt below.  Perhaps you do too.  It is okay to change.  It is okay to grow.  It is okay to leave relationships and people behind.

“Your new life is going to cost you your old one.
It’s going to cost you your comfort zone and your sense
of direction.
It’s going to cost you relationships and friends.
It’s going to cost you being liked and understood.
It doesn’t matter.
The people who are meant for you are going to meet you
on the other side. You’re going to build a new comfort
zone around the things that actually move you forward.
Instead of being liked, you’re going to be loved. Instead of
being understood, you’re going to be seen.
All you’re going to lose is what was built for a person you
no longer are.”
― Brianna Wiest, The Mountain Is You: Transforming Self-Sabotage Into Self-Mastery