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Showing posts with label Beginings. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Beginings. Show all posts

What's with the January Haters?


What is up with the January haters?
When did January become an evil evil month?

In the last couple of weeks I started to notice 
a January negative vibe...
and I don't get it.

People are complaining about January...
"I'm cold"
"I'm sick"
"You mean I should get up and do something? 
Can't I still have the laziness of December?"

I LOVE January. I really really do.
I fall in love with new beginnings and a clean slate. 

It's a do-over, a fresh start.

I love the plotting and planning of what I will accomplish this year. I love thinking about what could make my life better, 
what can I do to make myself a better human being?

I love the quiet. I love the calmness.

It's fun and exciting finding a new rhythm to my life....
adding new adventures, new paths, new classes, new things to balance out my life.

Sure, it's darker outside, more bleak, more rain, 
maybe even snow and sleet...
we may have cold days where it seems you forgot to get dressed because the wind whips right through that skirt and striped socks and chills one deep down to the bone.

But, it doesn't last.

Out of the darkness there is light.

I embrace the darkness. 
I take advantage of this quiet time of reflection. 
I take advantage of having more alone time right now.

I relish in the quiet.

...and I keep my immune system up through the winter months. 
My secret is elderberry syrup.
I'm a huge fan of elderberry syrup and 
whenever folks start talking about sickness...
I start taking drops of it daily.
It truly helps.
I made a batch myself and I love it. 
You can check it out here

Maybe I also enjoy January 'cause it's my birthday month.
I make a rule to never ever work on my birthday. 
It's my day to celebrate me.
This year I had a fabulous day going to the movies and checking out a couple of Asheville breweries with my boyfriend.

New beginnings, reflection, and birthday fun.
I still love January even though it has a bad reputation.


Rejoice January Haters...today is the last day.
Tomorrow we can all move into February.



Peace, Inspiration, & Love,
 ~Amy
 The Spirit Dancer

Beginnings (Blog Hop)

2013 A Year of New Beginnings
New Beginnings

Theme: New Beginnings, part of a Blog Circle Hop...

Here we are. 
2013. 
Another year is upon us.

This is a year of transformation for me, 
a year of new beginnings.

It seems like every few years I have a huge transition. 
Things change. I continue to grow. 

My last big year was 2009. 
2009 was amazing and life changing. 

  • I graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Alternative Medicine from Everglades University. 
  • I quit The Golf Channel after being there for 10 years. 
  • I moved myself and all of my belongs alone to Asheville, NC to pursue the next big step. 
  • I met Chris that December.

Between now and then, 
it has been a series of frustrations, growth, and new awareness.

2012 was a year of getting back on track 
and I'm ready to roar with 2013.

This is a year of transformation for me...
a year of new beginnings...

  1. "The Artist's Way" book club is opening up so much creativity and inspiration for me. The author, Julia Cameron, has introduced me to morning pages. I now don't know how I ever survived without doing morning pages. They are the first thing you do in the morning. So, I grab my tea (another new beginning, saving coffee for the weekend...don't have a heart attack...I'm doing okay with this.) and I write whatever comes to mind for 3 pages. Dumping out all of these thoughts creates room for the really important stuff. It's a brilliant therapy method. I plan on doing this every single day.
  2. Life Book 2013 is a huge beginning for me in the realm of painting and drawing. I absolutely love to paint and I'm open to techniques and cool ideas. However, I have to admit I am nervous about the drawing aspect. I want to draw. I want to be able to, but I have no clue how! I've always felt my brother, Lucas got that gene and it skipped me. I'm going to give drawing a try. Wait! I'm going to do. Do or do not, there is no try. ~Yoda
  3. 2013 will be a new beginning in a new home. By April 1, Chris and I will be moved to a bigger home. This will give us our own personal space. We'll have our own washer and dryer. I'll have a craft room. Home will really be a nice place to be, a sanctuary. I'm so looking forward to it.
  4. I will become a successful Life Coach. After my training in February, I will be certified. I can then accept clients. I will start to transition this year out of my day job and into working independently. By the end of the year, I will be working on my own. 

I have dreamed. I have plotted. I have created a vision board.

Now it is time for it all to happen.
Now is the time for it to come to fruition.

This year is the beginning of stability, love, connections, creativity, and continuous inspiration.

This blog is part of the Flying Lessons blog circle. 
Hop to the next blog to read more reflections on beginnings.
Who knows where you'll end up?
Next stop is...
Keep in mind...we are all over the world...due to different time zones the next link may not be up yet.
Give it some time, and it will be.
Enjoy your reading circle. 


Peace, Inspiration, & Love,
 ~Amy
 The Spirit Dancer