"My" new year is approaching!
By infobyaj36
@infobyaj36 (907)
United States
April 14, 2007 1:32pm CST
In the start of "my" new year I have decided that it is very important to me to count my blessings. To look at the world and the people in it that give me reason to smile instead of looking at what went wrong. "My" new year starts on April 21st my birthday. I always look at this as my own personaly new year rather than the first of the year for everyone. The only life I have to live is my own so my birthday marks the time for me to make changes in my life. Counting my blessings is my goal for "my" new year. I have started my journal on the 1st of April to live up to the changes I have put in front of me and top on the list is a change in attitude, counting my blessing verses counting my disappointments. I have been pleasantly surprised to see just how many things I have to be thankful for. Does anyone else look at their birthday's as their own personal new year?
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@creativedreamweaver (7297)
• United States
14 Apr 07
That's lovely. My birthday is very close to yours. I think counting your blessings is one of the best goals and achievments a person can have. I try to do so every day. It is nice to reflect back and see what all we really do have to be thankful for and how many little things we actually take for granted in life. My birthday is kind of a "start over" point for me as well. Unfortunatly, I am usually very depressed on my birthday, because I have a bad habit at looking back and seeing all the things I didn't accomplish in the past year. It makes me very sad inside. I wish you many blessings in your new year, and a very happy birthday.
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@infobyaj36 (907)
• United States
14 Apr 07
Happy Birthday to you as well and let's make a promise not to look back this year only forward to the things in our lives we can change and forget about the things that are too late.
Best wishes and many blessings to your new year as well.
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@creativedreamweaver (7297)
• United States
14 Apr 07
Thank you very very much. Ok, I promise. No looking back, only forward. You are a sweetie. Bless you.
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@infobyaj36 (907)
• United States
15 Apr 07
I will check in after a few months and make sure we are keeping our promises. I know we can do it. :)
@Dana5881 (609)
• United States
14 Apr 07
Happy early Birthday! I don't look at my birthday as the start of my new year but every January 1st I say that this will be a good year, better than the last, that I will count my blessing and not ask for more, that I will be happy with what I have and share happiness with others and that I will give to those who have less.
It doesn't always work but if I get sad or feel hopeless I try to remember this new year resolution.
@infobyaj36 (907)
• United States
14 Apr 07
Thank you. Our resolutions are very similar and I hope your's continues to put a smile on your face as well as mine.
Best wishes
