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And so it begins...
Picture credit: jamecl99 @ Flickr.com.That whole thing about "Breakthrough"? I think it's hit me a bit. In my outlook, which really is the place to start isn't it? Just have to make sure I don't fall into the old habit. Mantra mantra mantra. Always darkest before the dawn, hmm?
The Year of Breakthrough
Usually, I have a fairly good impression of how the coming year will play out. I felt 2010 was going to be amazing-- it was. I entered 2011 in a haze of confusion... and it was the hardest year I've had in a while. 2012... well, I can't say what 2012 will bring. I honestly have no inclination of good or bad. Just a feeling that this year, things I've been waiting to set in motion will start moving. I've been pulling the sludge of 2011 out of my soul, trying to clean myself out, trying to forget
The End and The Beginning
Ah, 2011. The Year from Hell.Though, honestly, it was the year from hell partly because I kept pushing on things that I should have just let go with the flow. Good Things that Happened: Was promoted to a full-time design position; Got artwork displayed in a gallery; learned to play guitar; found out people enjoy my singing; took a few short solo trips-- particularly a reviving one to the beach in September; and more.Hard Lessons that got (or are in the process of being) Conquered: Don't listen t
