Live with true Joie De Vivre in 2009

What a truly dreadful and wonderful year… I have mixed emotions about 2009. I have risen above the grim weather and atmosphere of the PNW, dispite all of the effort and sacrifice it took to get me to that new life.

But with that behind me, I have realized what I truly want in life and where I want to be. And most of all, I have grown into the person I never knew existed within. I am really proud of where I have come… it isn’t easy to embrace that inner truth, but I have finally found it.

As the years quickly fold into one-another, I find that it really is all about the joy you hold within your soul, and express with unwavering gratitude.

Now onto a better and brighter new year… My new mantra – Ready for Zen in 2010 :) – Happy New Year!!!

There are some who believe that living a life for oneself is considered selfish and greedy. They go through life working hard and giving every moment of their time to others. There is something to be said for a hard-working person. Those who surrender themselves to a cause and a passion, but it quite another thing to be stuck in the preverbial rut of life without true purpose.

One thing I have noticed about people who live near, who batten down the hatches year after year & endure the storms of their lives. They seem to lack that certain ‘joie de vivre’ in their souls.

What is it that drives you? What gets you out of bed in the morning? Is there passion in your heart? Do you have dreams? What do you live for?

These are the questions stirring in my mind, and keeping me awake at night. I have defenately lost touch with my true purpose, and would like to work hard this next year to reconnect with it once again.

I have a mission for my 2009, and that is to search with abandon, the passion and wonder that is trapped deep inside. To explore the true situations I want presented in my life. The path before me of which I want to follow. To surround myself with true friends who make me feel loved and happy – these are my resolotions for 2009. My Joie de vivre.