Reasons to be grateful…
Starting a new year with so much uncertainty also brings with it a possibility of excitement, the thrill of the unknown as well as the fear of it.
I know 2009 will involve a wedding, travel across the South East of England again including some forays back to Kent where I ’saw in’ the New Year and I’m certainly going to make an effort to get back to Folkestone where we stopped off before returning home and Begbury Forest and the very glamourous Tenterden with it’s avenue of trees festooned with twinkling christmas lights (yes, I know they’ll be gone soon but the memory will linger on). I also know that 2009 will see me changing my ways as I strive, much harder to keep in touch with nearly ‘lost’ friends who have proved much better than me at re-establishing communications and greatly enhanced my Christmas as a result. Good to know that although I can’t remember what day of the week it is, I still retain minute details of past teenage adventures and daring do’s, which I think is a good thing?
Otherwise it’s a case of “he who hath the steerage of my course, sail on…” except that of course, if I’ve learnt one thing in 2008 it’s that we’re masters of our own destiny, if only we have the courage and the drive, or the vision.
Roll on 2009, I’m ready (and so’s my hypnotherapist, my fitness instructor and my psychologist – I wish!)
PS. Last January I blog-moaned the lack of ‘Midsomer’ on TV over Christmas – well thank you programmers for getting it right this year – much better AND Hattie Ladbury was in an episode – all good.