just be happy.

New years resolutions.  I don’t really do them.  I try. But then I don't.  Every December, as the year comes to a close, I reflect on how it all went: the good, the bad, the ugly, what I would change & how the next can be even better.  I think about myself as a person & the life that I live.  I think about what it is that I can do to be a better version of myself & how I can improve my life.  I think about the relationships that I have with my husband, my family & my friends. I think about what works & I think about what I can tweak to be just a bit better. Yet, each year, it all comes back to the same thing.  Just be happy.

Be happy in the sense that I am truly content in the life that I live.

Be happy in the sense that I put forth my best in my relationship with my husband.

Be happy in the sense that I enjoy the little things throughout my days.

Be happy in the sense that I am surrounded by good people who encourage me to be who I am & like me for me.

Be happy in the sense that I take in the goodness of watching my second graders grow.

Be happy in the sense that I appreciate my job & all that it does for me.

Be happy in the sense that I eat healthy, vegetarian (full on this year. yes, meaning no bacon)
& eat what I enjoy.

Be happy in the sense that we are explorers, going on adventures to new places near & far.

Be happy in the sense that I have dreams and goals for this year 

& I will work my hardest to achieve them.

Be happy in the sense that I am a glass half full type of person 

& I should continue to always look on the bright side of things.

Be happy in the sense that music can completely explain, enhance & change any mood
& experience I am going through.

Be happy in the sense that I am who I am and I should always embrace that.

Just be happy.