2009

[dampscribbler]

I've seen a lot of online kvetching from a lot of people about 2009. It was, without a doubt, a tumultuous year. If I had to give it a name, I'd call it The Year of Rebuilding. My one resolution for 2009 was not to start anything new until I had cleaned up the messes of the previous couple of years. I learned that I had to give up a lot of dearly clung-to beliefs, habits, and desires in order to rebuild. Not everything got cleaned up, but it all was resolved in one way or another, and by August it was time to move forward, and I started going to school to work toward a new career, and I started a therapy that I had been seeking for years. As in nearly two decades. And it's powerful stuff that works. Finally, something that works.

2009 has given me much to build on, it's definitely one of the Top Five in terms of "Years in Which My Life Changed Dramatically."

No matter how much it sucked for you, I'll bet you can find three good things to say about things that happened to you in 2009. :)

Comments

[jillbertini.livejournal.com]

Aside from one craptastic thing I had to deal with in 2009, it was a really fantastic year for me.

Way to go on getting focused on the things that will make a huge difference and pay off big in the coming years. It feels good to clear the decks, doesn't it? Also, I'm impressed you could put new things on hold. I find that difficult.

My top 3 things:
1 - trip to Italy and NY in February
2 - hiking around Mt. Blanc
3 - ending the year on a high note at work

Happy new year!

[dampscribbler.livejournal.com]

I really don't remember how I came to the decision that not taking on anything new was the right thing to do, and of course I did take on new things, but until I started school in August they were pretty much all things that were designed to help with the clean-up. :) I am also impressed with how I decided it was time to start school even though I didn't have "everything perfect," which might have been a hindrance to progress. Somehow that didn't get in the way.

Congrats on your big year! Lots of travel! And ending/starting on a high note at work is always nice. :)

[jillbertini.livejournal.com]

Thanks! It's true :D.