Farewell 2010

DAY 52

It is the last day of 2010, and I am looking back on the year.

So much has changed, and yet so much has stayed the same.

In 2010…

• I started writing this blog and learned to be grateful in the moments when I felt anything but
• I went on 6 first dates
• I went on 1 second date
• I went on 1 date where the date failed to show up
• 4 members of my family moved to America, and took part of my heart with them
• 1 friend moved to New York City
• 1 friend moved to Melbourne
• I have had 2 housemates
• I have read 45 books
• I took the longest holiday of my working life
• I spent 8 amazing days in New York
• I spent 14 days in Utah and found my heart again
• I travelled to Vancouver and back, met some amazing people and saw some of the most beautiful scenery I could imagine
• I did not find love - though I searched for it in many places
• I welcomed my third nephew to the world
• I have laughed and I have cried
• I have forgiven, and have been forgiven
• I have shared joy and tears with friends
• I ran my 12th Easterfest music festival
• I celebrated my 30th birthday and rejoiced in the years
• I have taken more photos in these 365 days than in the last 5 years combined
• I attended 1 funeral
• I attended 1 wedding
• I learned to let go of what I have been holding tightly for the last 10 years
• I made a life changing plan
• I lost 14kgs and found 9 of them again
• I discovered the incredible blessings in my life that I had taken for granted

I pray that 2011 will bring

• Safety for my family
• Joy for my friends
• Peace
• Hope
• Love
• Contentment
• Boldness
• Knowledge
• Faith
• Joyful reunions
• Strength to let go
• Empathy and understanding

May 2011 bring you and your family simple happiness, contagious laughter and unimaginable joy.