It's February?!?

 Daddy took her to Disney On Ice: Rockin' Ever After

Finally some snow for her to play in!

I didn't blog in January.  Quite honestly, it sucked.  Just a lot of stress and sickness, we were struck by a nasty stomach bug for over a week and we are now in the midst of sinus infection/colds.  Blech!  I refuse to let the rest of 2013 follow suit.  We have a lot to work on and a lot of goals to set in motion this year.  My dear friend Sarah forwarded a great piece to me this morning and I just love it:

Time for a New Dream?

There are those moments when you know life is about to change.

Job loss.

Someone leaves.

An illness or injury occurs.

Foreclosure.

An unexpected twist in the road.

There is that moment of mourning, stressing, and sometimes despair. These are some natural responses to all of the above. It takes a while to process through your feelings, and it is important to do so.

Yes, cry, get mad, talk it over and over with a friend and/or counselor. Get it out. You have a right to be upset when negative things happen. No one likes to suffer loss. We want to hang on to what was. Definitely get help.

What we must avoid is getting pulled into a downward spiral. We must not get drawn in to a negative way of thinking that keeps us hovering around the problem. If we keep a negative, despairing mindset, it only attracts other negative people or thinking. Misery does love company. Don't get drawn in.

Instead, you have to shift your way of thinking. Things may not be the same again. But, either things can be much better, better than you ever thought possible, or things can be better, in spite of the loss or unexpected twist and turns life just brought your way. Remember, you aren't expected to get from A to Z. Just start thinking about getting to B. Then later, C and beyond.

Allow yourself to think creative thoughts again. In light of the new direction your life has taken, what are some things you can do now to improve your thoughts, attitudes and your daily routine? Make a list of solutions. Keep your focus on what might work now. You will either find a new path to an old dream, or you will find a new dream. Take a deep breath and start believing again.