Have an awesomely different life by this time next year

Life is definitely better than it was last year and it keeps getting better. I think that it has been different because I changed my attitude and took action & responsiblity for what I wanted to change.

The past few years have been devastating for me. Losing my husband, losing my home, my children growing up and moving on, my brain tumor, a relationship that without the brain tumor I would never have had, a major move across the country…years of losses.

2007 is a year of recovering my sense of self.

2008 will be a year of being my very own best friend.

I was miserably living next to a busy freeway in Fort Worth Texas. The only peace and quiet we could get from the cars was on Christmas Day or when there would be a wreck and they closed that stretch of highway. It drove me mad!

Today, I am living in a furnished studio condo in a quaint resort town of Whitefish Mt close to the Canadian border where I occassionally hear a car go by but mostly I hear the deer running through the trees if I startle them.

Can only imagine what another year will bring.

on Thanksgiving weekend B and I broke up. My gosh the year has flown by! My life is awesomely different.

At first I was heartbroken but then I made a drastic change. I came to thewilderness with the love and support of my family for a fresh start the first of March.

All I can say is this Thanksgiving I have so much to be thankful for I could ramble for hours.

But I have pies and cookies to bake! We are all having dinner at my brother’s. He hates the Cowboys(big Dolphins fan). I love the Cowboys! So the afternoon’s entertainment will be especially sweet. ;)

Have to admit my life is awesomely different than it was ayear ago When I adopted this goal I had no idea where it may lead. I just knew I was in a rut and going around in circles making the same mistakes over and over again.

I fussed and prayed and wrote alot here (this is the 45th entry for this goal) and knew a change would have to be dramatic.

On Feb 15th my brother offered me a change and I thought why not? So I put my things in storage and like the prodigal daughter moved back to my roots in the wilderness of Montana.

Although I have had bouts of homesickness and lonliness all in all it has been an awesome experience.

This goal is absolutely my favorite of all I have adopted.

I wonder what my life will be like a year from now?

Each step is the start of a new journey, and often the journey is so different than what you thought when you first set out. AWESOME!

We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of life, when all that we need to make us happy is something to be enthusiastic about.
~Albert Einstein ~

Maybe the stars are trying to tell me something. My horoscope for today :

You’ve got just one more big obstacle between you and your next success—but it’s a doozy! Take your time and check the details carefully, because you want to get this one right the first time.

Never would I have guessed some of the things that have happened in the past year, results that are far different from what I was seeking initially, yet entirely awesome!

I still have not moved home, yet there is a part of me that thinks I have to live in the shadow of the Empire State Building a while longer to figure things out. I have gone from wanting to get away from here to accepting this as my rehab/day spa/sabbatical.

Business is plugging alone, differntly than I originally envisioned but moving forward nonetheless.

My Toastmasters experience has made me realize that I can get in front of a crowd of strangers and usually leave them feeling better than they did just a few minutes before.

My good ass jeans no longer fit, abs are starting to happen, woo hoo.

Perhaps most important is that I am figuring out my substance, the style will come along later. (that’s rationalization for “I ain’t making as much money as I would like”)

Well I think that I’m well on my way to achieving my goal of having a completely different life from last year. This week my wife and I will be moving to Portland Oregon and buying a catering business (something we’ve wanted to do for a while but not had the courage). Wish us luck!