A New Dawn

 

A week into the new year and I was almost back into 2013, but thankfully quickly came to my senses and pulled myself out of it.  I have made a promise to myself that I am not going to allow myself to be emotionally bullied.

 

People who make choices that don't take your feelings into consideration and still expect you to be there for them are not worth having in your life.  It was a very tough decision to make on my part to walk away but walk away is what I am doing. 

 

Life is not always an easy ride, but it can be an enjoyable one, when you have all the right people in your life. 

 

We need to take ownership of our own lives before we can take responsibility for someone else's.  It has taken me a long time to realise that I cannot control the world but I can let the world sit back and watch how I enjoy my life even when lemons are thrown at me.  What the world does not realise is that I love lemons. Mouth watering, juicy, sour lemons and they have a summery smell.  I guess that is why I have chosen to have my ashes (after I die) to be planted with a lemon tree.  Yes, after I die, we all going to go some time or other so why not plan how you want your funeral.  No, I am not being morbid, I want a funeral that celebrates my life.  A life that was enjoyed, a life full of drama, a life full of love, a life that made a difference to someone else's.  No coffin please - save a tree.  My daughter and closest friends know what the drill is when I die.

 

Anyway, while I am still alive, let me get on with living and create some new stories to tell or I will have to give up blogging.   There is a lot to do this year, including being open to those waiting in the wings. I might just be pleasantly surprised by how it might all turn out. 

 

Bring on the sunset walks, candlelit dinners and lots of games.  I am so ready for a new adventure.