New Year, New Beginning, New Hope...

Happy New Year Everyone!!

Wow, 2009 flew by! For me, this past year was filled with many wonderful, unforgettable moments (like my WEDDING DAY and all the planning that lead up to it, WRITING MUSIC, and spending quality time with FAMILY and FRIENDS)... but there were some really difficult moments in 2009 as well. I am fortunate enough to say I still have a job and a warm place to sleep, but for many this is not the case. I never thought I would have to witness so many friends and family members lose their jobs and/or homes in such a short span of time. I've learned that even when I'm not the person in financial or emotional trouble, I'm still affected by it. I've learned that watching loved ones struggle is enough to get even the most optimistic person down.

And yet...With this NEW YEAR comes new hope. We are all reminded that no matter how terrible or gloomy things have been, we get to start again. We collect our thoughts and plan out our goals on a fresh new sheet of loose leaf. We decide and we vow to make smarter choices, to have more faith in other people and in God, to live life to the absolute fullest. We get to try once more to make things better. And for some of us, all we have to change is our attitude. After all didn't some wise person once say "life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it.” How great would it be if we all really did make lemonade...or cocktails... from life's lemons. Yes, 2010 will be a great year. If we let it.

May all your plans for these next 12 months come to complete fruition...
Blessings,
Diana