Happy Renewal!!!
So I celebrate my own sort of ‘holiday’ called Renewal during the Christmas holidays since I am not Christian and am not a fan of Christmas either (one reason being Christmas Eve was the last time I saw my best friend Joanna before she passed away when she was 16 and I was 17 so it is a constant reminder of that loss). Anyway, there are four pillars to Renewal which are ‘Renew Yourself, Renew Others, Renew Nature, and Renew Community’. To renew myself I do something nice for myself that makes me feel good (I dyed my hair blond), to renew others I give gifts (just like Xmas), to renew nature I usually plant a tree or clean a park of litter, to renew community I volunteer near the holidays. My celebration starts on the first day of winter because that is when the days start getting longer and a sense of needing to grow or change seems to come over me (like New Year’s resolutions. So I also set goals for myself for the coming year and I thought I would share mine. 1. Read a book a month (doesn’t sound like much but small steps when you always seem strapped for time); 2. Do not drink soda for the whole year; 3. Get more organized in my personal life; 4. Get my podcast posted by February (my friend and I have recorded 4 episodes so far which I have to edit); 5. Take small steps to improve health (mostly in regards to fitness and weight); 6. Spend more time with Todd Jr doing something other than watching TV and YouTube videos. I am trying to come up with four more realistic and measurable goals to add to the list. Anyway, I will post more about them as the year goes on but mostly I want to wish you all a Happy Renewal but needed to explain what it was first so you would understand what it means. Happy Renewal!!!