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| "Welcome, 2013" 6" x 6", colored pencils, paint markers, Pigma pens on Arches Vellin paper. |
I've decided to try something different as I enter the new year. It seems like a good idea to welcome 2013 as a friend and partner traveling together through life's daily adventures. Why fight time, when it's so much more fun to just go with it. So far so good. 2013 and I are getting along famously, though we're still working on my tardiness issue. But as the old adage goes, better late than never, and I'm only 4 days late!
Once 12/21/12 (aka doomsday) passed armageddon free, I finally exhaled, knowing we'd be able to celebrate my daughter's 19th birthday. Her big day was December 22nd and she was expecting a special celebration, it being the day after the end of the world, after all. I decided the timing was right to embrace the miracle of another year with a spirit of trust, cooperation and partnership, like a good friend. With a Merry Christmas that was relatively stress free and an awesome night of sparkling cider, games and of course, watching the ball drop on Rocking New Year's Eve, we gave 2012 a great sendoff and looked forward to my new friend, 2013's arrival.
Yes, I will happily embrace 2013 as my new friend. We will share good times and bad times. There will be a give and take in every day. We will celebrate new joys and bid farewell to lost loved ones. Sometimes 2013 will have to drag me out of bed when I don't want to face the drudgery of a cold February morning, or I'll have to get the message when 2013 wants me to slow down and just enjoy an early summer day. I will listen when 2013 shows me that I should pay more attention to my blood sugar that seems to wreak havoc during the crazy holiday season. And I will keep an ear out for any special bits of wisdom that 2013 has to offer. I will try not to ask too much of 2013 and just let the days flow, knowing that when my friend, the year decides that it's time to move on, 2014 will be waiting with the promise of another great relationship.
Wishing you and yours a year of fun, fellowship, friendship and family. Embrace it and make it yours. 2013 can be your friend, too.
Thanks for looking,
Claire
