HaPpY NeW yEaR to you...

I am filled with sentiment these last days of 2007. Past experiences and paths I've been on that have lead me to where I am today seem so trivial and yet I know each day has had purpose even if I didn't know it at the time. I woke up this morning and just laid there in bed for awhile...quiet and still...letting memories and thoughts unfold, one into another. The mind is funny that way, it never seems to stop. I think about my children and where they are in life. I wonder if they know how much I genuinely love them, knowing it is a love they cannot fully comprehend until they have children of their own...and then they have a chance of really understanding what I have tried to express. I think about people that have crossed my path. Some, both old and young, have had great influence on me. I am so grateful for even brief encounters that have made me think. I really do believe we are a sum of our experiences, all of which culminate from the choices we make. Every day is a treasure and the past 365 have been no exception. If you have taken time out of your day to read this, then you too share in my days. Some of you I have never met and some of you I know quite well. Some of you comment and some of you prefer to send me emails, but no difference, I value the bits and pieces you share. As the old year merges with the new, there is always a renewable excitement that bubbles up...and it is this rejuvenation that I breathe in that makes me hopeful for the new year and all the sweet memories it will bring with it. May your new year celebration include a few moments to be alone with your thoughts, in the quiet and meaningful recollections of your heart.