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A Remarkable Year

For most of us every year is remarkable in some way, but for me, 2018 was particularly golden.

Some days I stayed in bed or lounged in my PJ’s til bath time and then was back to bed early. Sometimes I walked to the beach and tossed rocks into the ocean.

But mostly I stepped thoughtfully into each day, without guilt, motivated from the inside out to find the magic key that would move my life forward. The slower I moved, the more the magic appeared. Looking back I’m grateful to so many for the progress, leading me through the tangles, and helping me unravel and release a lot of old stuff.

To look back on 2018 and realize just how far I’ve come is explained by the amount of time I spent quietly letting answers drop in. There’s a lot of rebuilding to undertake before one can leave the cocoon.

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Bursting with Joie de Vivre

Have you felt what it’s like to be bursting with joie de vivre, unable to contain your enthusiasm or the intoxicating tsunami of happiness that explodes from your being? It’s likely most of us can remember a time or two, but perhaps it was fleeting. If you’re lucky, you live with joy in your heart, at least most of the time. But if you are a stranger to it, dig deep and find something to be joyful about.

“Joy is the highest expression of love – Esther Hicks”

I started out with more joie de vivre than was likely good for me, and it landed me in some hot spots over the years. My brother, just 13 months older, was also a happy child but reflected it in a completely different way. He sat as a smiling Buddha, content because all his needs were met. In fact as the family legend goes it’s why he didn’t walk until he was 16 months old. How is it possible to be that satisfied, I ask you?

My sister, who came along almost 4 years after me, was born with definite ideas of what she liked and didn’t, for instance eating. She could store a pea or two in her cheek convincingly enough for Mom to think she actually ate something. Her superpower is the inner brightness she radiates and shares selflessly with her family and friends. She has drive and determination and continues to express herself uniquely in the world.

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