There and Back Again

Pondering: People might not get all they work for in this world, but they must certainly work for all they get. (Frederick Douglass)

A new year is once again upon us. There is trouble brewing in the horizon but the world still looks forward to a new year, a new start. It’s a new time - a new chance to turn things around and make lives a little better than it was in 2008 and the years before that.

Life is difficult at the moment, the economy is down, there’s talk of recession, unemployment is higher than it’s ever been, everything is expensive, businesses are going bankrupt, and people are losing their homes. Mr. Obama is facing numerous challenges, issues far worse than stopping a senseless war in Iraq. No new president should have these many challenges facing him just as he starts his term. But he asked to be the leader of this nation and so I hope and pray he succeeds, not only because I like the guy, I think he’ll try his best, but also because we really do need him to turn things around.

For this new year, I have resolutions though they never work, and hopes. First off, I hope for a healthier lifestyle. Maybe this is the year I will finally do it. I also hope to finally get the inspiration for the book/story I want to write. I have ideas in my head but they all seem shallow, unoriginal and unrealistic. One day, I’ll just start writing and see where it gets me.

This spring, I will begin work on our little garden, finish crocheting the afghan I started a year ago, learn more knitting patterns, and start another eBay store to get rid of books I will never read again. This year, I will be more diligent in taking my 4-mile walks on the weekend and try to work late less. I will go back to school. I already have my eyes on an online certificate program on human resource benefits and compensation.

And finally, this year I will be thankful for all the blessing I continue to receive and believe that things will get better - they always do.

Peace and love for the new year to all I know and don’t know…