Reflections

I think its pretty normal to start getting reflective close to birthdays, christmas time and other important dates along the year.  It’s not just me right?  I start looking at what my life is, who I am as a person, what I have done so far, what I have planned for the future and I consider it.  Being the overachiever that I can often be at times, I am never satisfied.  As Sinatra sung, regrets, I’ve had a few.  But enough about the past.  What concerns me more is the future.

I am one of these people who really want to contribute to the world.  I want to not only be doing good, but living good.  It seems so far away from my current world of such money burning capitalism that it makes me sad at times to see the void between my current world and my dream world.

I have accepted that I am a dreamer, and for me to actually commit and do something in the past usually always required the support of my network, be it work, family or friends, without their persuasion and reassurance, I often get bogged down in the questions, in thinking it through too much, in over analysing what may be, instead of just doing it and finding it out myself.

So my goal, for the next 12 months, is to start stepping up.  Stop dreaming and start doing.  Surround myself with people who inspire and motivate.  Commit to doing things and see them through to the end.  To show my children a way of life that I want them to be proud of, to appreciate the life they have, and empathise with those that don’t have the opportunities they have. To nourish my soul by doing that things that give me joy, and bring joy to others.

and sew more dresses like this one:

(It’s a pattern I have done before, but new material which was horrible to work with, you can’t look too closely, but from a distance this dress rocks!)

 

 

 

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