The Year in Passing
The year in passing has taught me a great deal: about the value of patience, humour and empathy, and about the need to be clear about our choices, and unafraid to make them. I wonder how many times I’ve accepted a situation because others have suggested it, or organised it around me, and I’ve just nodded, as is my wont, and allowed it to happen.
I’m a great believer in fate, since I realise that there are some things that, no matter how much we might want them, we cannot have; but I hope that does not mean I am fatalistic, and allow life to drift without purposes of my own. Knowing how much power there is in the choices we make – big and small choices count equally – I’ve become more decisive, which brings an air of freedom and clarity to the things I do. And increasingly, I find that when I make choices – no matter how unlikely – the Universe goes into gear to deliver them to me. How delightful that is!
This year, I have managed, despite my fairly constant domestic duties, to edit into completion three novels – and here I give thanks to my beta readers for their enthusiasm and very insightful suggestions. The first two novels are now submission ready, so in the New Year I shall be submitting again, and more hopeful than I have ever been, of positive outcomes.
With winter, Covid and Christmas in mind, I’ve been tidying our living space, hopeful of refreshing it next year, while buying more ‘pre-loved’ Christmas presents than before. The environment does not need me to throw any more plastic at it, so, with that in mind, meaningful minimalism seems to be this year’s motto: less is more. I only hope that our combined efforts will make a difference to the environment, and mark a shift in our thinking about ‘black-Friday’ spending and consumerism in general. It seems a pity that we so often let that search for “the perfect present” get in the way of enjoyment and our pleasure in company.
I wish you all a very happy Festive Season, with blessings and hope for the New Year 2022. May all our dearest wishes come true.
Thanks for reading.
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December 16, 2021 @ 3:14 pm
Thank you for the good wishes and I send them right back at you with an extra bit of love. I hope the new year is healthy, happy and joyful for you and yours. xx
December 22, 2021 @ 12:38 pm
Dear Diane,
Thank you so much for your comment, and good wishes. I sincerely hope that Christmas is a restful season for us all and that 2022 has some pleasant surprises in the mix. Take care, and I hope you have fun. xxx
December 23, 2021 @ 5:21 pm
Happy Christmas to you, Fran. Congratulations on completing your novels. That’s a huge achievement. Well done! I’ll look forward to hearing more about their publication in 2022!
December 26, 2021 @ 5:42 pm
Thank you, Val! 🙂 I sincerely hope that 2022 is a grand year for us all!
We have hopes, and plans, and things we have to do; and in all of that, we plot a path, somehow, through the every day. I hope that, when we pause for thought, we can see that the things we actually do all connect, somehow, in a serendipidous mosaic. If that includes plans for publication, I’m happy; if not, or not yet, I will always try to be happy anyway. Bless you! XXX