Wishing 2011 a fond farewell – reflecting on what may have been one of your toughest years. And my huge ‘thank you’s to all of you.

~Wishing 2011 a fond farewell – reflecting on what may have been one of your toughest years. And my huge ‘thank you’s to all of you.~

So here we are, on the last day of 2011. In one way it feels like ‘where the heck has this year gone?!’ And in another it feels like so much has happened and changed.  Everyone starts going crazy with new years resolutions (new years false illusions, I call them) this time of year…but hold on just one second. Before you get carried away about what comes next, take time to reflect on the year that has been.

I’d love to share a little about what this year has meant to me….but first…….

If you’ve lost someone you love this year then you may well be thinking ‘p**s off 2011’ and wishing this ghastly year over and done with.   I remember thinking precisely that about the year dad (and all the others) died.

Stop for a second.

If there is one thing death teaches it is that life is precious, and short. More often than not it is much shorter than you think.  And you really do have no idea when this life of yours will end.  So don’t go wishing any of it away.

Yes this may have been one of, if not the, toughest year of your life.  That doesn’t mean nothing good happened.  There are 525,600 minutes in the year…and not every single one of them was taken up by pain.  So, no matter how hard 2011 has been on you, take some time to think about what great things happened this year, what lessons you learnt -yes, even the ones that had to hurt like hell for you to learn them (the secret is that the best lessons always do), what new friends you made and who became closer.  I promise you this is all there….you just have to want to look.  It is worth taking the time to do it because, no matter what has happened this year, 2011 was a year of your life. Your very precious life.  And there is good and growth and love to be found there.

When I look back on the year it has had it’s ups and downs….and I wouldn’t wish any of it away.

To all of you who supported me, believed in me, made me laugh, cheered me on, picked me up when I was down…thank you my dear friends.  Where on earth would I be without you?

To all those who challenged, hurt, angered, disappointed, didn’t believe in me, made me furious, made me cry…thank you my greatest teachers. How on earth would I have learnt such important lessons without you?

To all of my clients, thank you so much for trusting me enough and loving yourself enough to work with me.    There are no words for the honour and joy I feel at being able to be part of such an incredible journey with you.  You make every thing I have ever been through (or will ever have to go through) worth it.   And I would go through all of it again three times over just to have been able to work with a single one of you.

For those of you that read my blog, even just this one, thank you for being here with me, in this ongoing conversation….and making sure I have company so I’m not just some crazy woman here talking to myself. 😉

Farewell 2011. For a number of reasons you have probably been one of my toughest years yet (and I’ve seen some pretty tough ones)….and this is what also makes you the most rewarding.  You have taught me the value of going slow.  You have taught me how important it is to trust my intuition implicitly.  And you have taught me that the answer to (or the first step to answer)  pretty much all of life’s stresses, worries, heartbreaks and crises………….is to love yourself more.  So thank you.

And I look forward to meeting 2012. Whatever it may hold.

Happy new year to you. Wherever you are, whoever you are with, and whatever you are doing.

Kristie

xx

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