Posted in Holidays, Miscellaneous on Jan 3rd, 2011
Happy 2011! My parents, sisters and I have been discussing the meaning of happiness lately. With a variety of ideas tossed back and forth, I think my sister put it best, at least for me, when she said, “…contentment ultimately is much nicer than happiness, the pursuit of which paradoxically only leads to unhappiness.” Happiness, [...]
Posted in Holidays, Miscellaneous on Jan 2nd, 2010
One of my New Year’s resolutions for 2010 is to be more honest and personal in my blogging. There are several subjects I’ve been wanting to tackle that are going to require depth, courage and exposing some of my most raw feelings. While this is daunting for several reasons, I’m generally a very open person, [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous on Jan 2nd, 2009
You know, it’s sort of weird that we get it in our heads that starting a new year gives us a “fresh start,” a “clean slate,” when really we can create these things any time of the year that we want. Having said that, I’m among the millions who think of the new year as [...]
