HAPPY New Year

3. January 2011 by Marie Pinschmidt.

I’m starting this new year with a promise to all you faithful readers, and particularly those of you have expressed your appreciation for my input, to post more frequently and attempt to offer information or comments that you will find useful. (If you have questions or comments, please believe they are appreciated and needed to keep this site ongoing.)

 My desire for the new year is to strive to put all negative thinking of 2010 where it belongs - in the past. Our endeavors are not always successful and when they fail to meet our expectations we must either work harder or put them aside for a time and persue other activities. Often when a project or a personal dilemma is stalled, putting it aside for another time, often brings about a better result. Like a casserole, when the ingredients are allowed time to blend with each other, the flavors are more delicious than when tossed together in a mish-mash manner.  

Those of you who are frustrated with your lack of accomplishment when facing a new year, be kind to yourself and “plant a new crop” for the next season. The most important thing, and a promise you might make for yourself, is to maintain an enthusiastic attitude even when you don’t feel like it. Taking even one small step toward your goal will lift your spirits and give you hope. If you are trying to write a book or paint a picture, or any other endeavor, don’t concentrate entirely on the finished project; it’s too daunting. Instead, break it down into segment and finish that one part before approaching the next one. Before you know it, your project will be finished.  If you have an unfulfilled dream or desire, take one step toward that goal. Nothing in life is accomplished by just thinking about it; action is the key. Most of the truly great things that happen to us are unexpected. Allow yourself to be open to possibilities and also to an occasional failure.  Try it - you might like it!

Some times you have to climb out to the end of the limb to reach the best fruit. I’ve had mixed emotions about whether or not to publish my upcoming memoir, Life Interrupted. Like most other writers, I’ve struggled with self-doubt, fear of how it will be received, etc. However, my desire to help others cope out-maneuvered my negative feelings. It may be a success, or it may be a disappointment, but that’s the chance we all take when we offer up bits and pieces of ourselves to the public at large.

 Let’s all hope that the new year will be more hopeful and rewarding for everyone. We are not helpless to change things in our own small corner of the world. It is possible to reinvent ourselves, if we live up to our capabilities and not allow self-doubt and inertia to dictate our future.

HAPPY NEW YEAR, come back to see me often, and leave a comment about yourself.

Marie

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