Today is the first day of the year. New beginnings. I saw this quote on someone's Facebook page. I like it. "We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year's Day." Edith Lovejoy Pierce
A fresh start. A rebirth. A clean slate. Resolutions. While I'm not a fan of resolutions, I do enjoy the thought process that goes into them. One life on Earth. One chance. That's it. That is a huge deal. Huge.
As a nurse, I hear regrets of patient's as they lie near death. I also hear triumphs and successes. They are equally painful to me. However, some patient's choose to discuss funny memories. There is nothing more heart warming than walking into a room of a very sick patient and hearing them laugh. Their laughter is better than any medicine or treatment I could provide. Period.
I would like to continue to find the humor in life for 2012. I would like to focus on the positive and not be such an absolute pessimist. (I'm a bad one.) I would like to do away with "soul suckers" as I call them. People who choose to focus on bringing others down instead of looking at themselves in the mirror. Judgemental people. They are the worst. I had a couple of people severely judge me in 2011. Severely.
At a time, when my life could not have been any harder, I was judged by other imperfect humans. I've cried many tears over it. As I look back, I shouldn't have cried. They were wasted on something unimportant. I wanted to call them out for their many faults. But, then, wouldn't I have also been labeled judgemental? Yes, of course. I challenge all of us to view these type of people as those who need help, more than even we do. I also challenge all of us not to judge. It's hard. But, let's try.
I would like to find the good in people, no matter what. I would like to judge a book by its contents and not its cover. Most of all, I would like to keep laughing.
Humor. It keeps the spirit alive. Finding out the things that really mattter, and letting go of the petty things. Important. Surrounding yourself with people who bring out the best in you. Important. It is quite unimportant, to me, at the age of 37 to care, even a little bit, about what "soul suckers" feel is "right". It is a HUGE waste of my time.
On my deathbed, I do not want to discuss what he thought or she thought or what he said or what she said. I want to laugh about funny, meaningful memories. I have amazing friends that I have chosen to surround myself with. I have an amazing family. What more could a person need?
Happy New Year! Here's to many laughs in the year 2012!!!
3 comments:
A really good and meaningful post Cindy. If everyone took this approach this rock would be a better place; oh and pot would finally be legal.
Love it! I have been exactly where you were...my year for all of that was 2001-2002. It still impacts me, and I wish it did not. My only resolution this year is to let all of that go. Including those soul-suckers in my life. It is freeing.
Excellent :) Here's to a Happy New Year full of laughter!
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