1.01.2010
It's now the first morning (almost afternoon) of the first day of the year of the next decade. A little mind boggling. I've now been living for a complete two full decades...not just in my chronological age, but in terms of dates too. It's a bit overwhelming.
New Years Eve was an interesting mix of emotions this year. My uncle's mum passed away early in the morning. It was the funeral day for one of our elderly parishioners from church who passed away earlier in the week. It was the day that I talked to my best friend and she told me that she was borderline being kicked out of her eating disorder rehab program for not following protocol despite desperately needing to get better and having many second chances. It was a tough, roller coaster of emotions type of day. But in all of that, there was also joy...I was surrounded by my family (heartbroken though we were), we received a text message that one of my cousin's best friends gave birth to a baby boy just after midnight out in Toronto, and although on not so grand a scale (although I might argue this one with you) Team Canada beat Team USA in the World Juniors and I'm pretty sure the people across the street wondered what was going on in the house as we screamed and cheered. Needless to say it was one helluva day.
As with most people, New Years bring the thoughts and pending worries of New Years resolutions. After watching the movie Julie & Julia a few nights ago, I've been inspired to begin writing this blog. Don't worry...I won't be trying to cook. Throughout the years, I've been given so many beautiful journals and diaries and I swear I've tried to write in them; I really have! I even took to toting one around with me in my second year of university trying to find a few minutes each day to jot down some things, but to no avail. So. Here's my resolution: I will write in this blog every single day. This blog is going to be a bit of a smorgasbord of odds and ends, bits and pieces of my life - a poem here, a quote there, a play-by-play of my day here, a picture there, etc. My intention, however, is to write something everyday for the next year and beyond.
With all of that being said, I leave you all with this sentiment I wrote yesterday:
"There will be births and there will be deaths, there will be joys and there will be sorrows, there will be ups and there will be downs, but as we come to the last moments of the decade, forget all regrets. Live life with no regrets, because what kind of life is one filled with regret? A life, missed."
"Tomorrow's a new day without mistakes"...Go and live it.
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