Keep The Wonder Alive

            It is now 2014. I leave behind what was, could have been, and should have been.
There is way too much to look forward to to waste energy looking back.
                                     Life is for living, dreams are for dreaming....

                                                          

                                         
What is life without a dream? Some of my own may wait while I assist others  with theirs.
My daughter is dreaming of her wedding in a few short months.
I thought I became a mother yesterday...
                                            

Somehow dreams meld into years. Years of blessing and sacrifice and work. 
Work that pays off in ways that can not be measured. Work that is never done, but changes it's facade.
It waits, prays and hopes a lot. 
The dream is out of focus at times but it is always there. 
Shifting the perspective from regret to gratitude makes the difference.
Remembering it is in what we give that brings reward.

                                                                 

I have not decided on my word of the year yet....It will come. Good things take time.
I know this year will move me and bring change like no other has yet. 
Like every year I will mourn it's departure when it slips away.


                                                                             

But I am determined to notice it. I will feel it. All of it's wonder will seep into me, and I will be amazed! There will be no old experiences. Wonder will be reborn, whether it is in a flower or a sunset. In laundry or lunches, smiles and waves, aches and tears, beauty abounds....

              I hope you see it too, wherever you turn.....

                       Accept the inevitable, believe the impossible,
                          wonder at the ordinary. love, Lucy~