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A Simple (but not so easy) Resolution

I made one simple, yet pretty profound resolution -- to enjoy my life more. This past year I realized I was living my life, not completely hating it, but not necessarily loving it either. I'm determined to enjoy myself more -- both personally and professionally. Now, if I could just figure out how to go about this...

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Totally agree with you on enjoying life and focusing on positives in our lives. It is so important, otherwise life just becomes a grind.

Flag as inappropriate Posted by Victoria on 2nd January 2008
Nataly, I have those same Hallmark moments at my daughter's soccer games. As I've sat there, cheering her on, exchanging glances with my husband, both of us so proud of how she's grown as a player and as a kid, I've often thought, "THIS is life. THIS is what's meaningful," and I try to soak up the moment so I can remember it after she's grown and gone. The tricky thing about this resolution is trying to figure out how to weed out all of the other stuff that isn't meaningful so that the real stuff doesn't get drowned out by the stress.

Flag as inappropriate Posted by Amy@UWM on 2nd January 2008
I love this, Amy. I really really do - I think many of us can learn from this, including me. The other night my daughter kept having bad dreams and waking up - I was exhausted. And then as I laid back down to go to sleep, I thought about the fact that this was my life, right here, and how great it was that I was the person my daughter wanted in her room to calm her down, and how much I loved feeling her relax when I hugged her. It was a cheesy Hallmark moment, but what I realized is that I need to focus on a lot more of those:)

Flag as inappropriate Posted by Nataly on 2nd January 2008