The card my mother sent this Christmas has a saying by Rainer Maria Rilke on the front:
And now let us welcome the new year,
full of things that have never been.
I like the way that sounds. I am taking that as my tactic to start 2009. I will welcome things that have never been...
while I let go of things that have been and are gone by. There are no do-overs. I can't go back.
Two weeks ago I used the word reconciled to describe how I feel about some of the decisions I have made in the last three years. What's done is done. The word reconcile means to bring harmony and that is the perfect description of what I want ~ to bring harmony into my life.
There will be no room for things that have never been and harmony unless I finish the process of letting go of regrets, old habits, and stories that no longer define me. I may not get a do-over, but I can begin anew. Then anything is possible.
Happy New Year everyone.
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What wonderful words to start the new year. Best to you in 2009!
Have a wonderful celebration this evening and tomorrow.
I love that Rilke quote! Isn't it perfect? I'm looking out at the snow on the boulevard in front of our home -- and likewise seeing 2009 as a clean white sweep of possibility. I want to try to go a little easier on myself this year.
Happy New Year, Sharon, and thanks for sharing your midlife journey with me! It helps to have friends along the way.
That is a nice sentiment.
Happy New Year.
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