although I am a big fan of plans, to-do lists and resolutions, this year I am all for one big goal: on being better. a better me with a greater intention to better the lives of the ones around me.
my whole family got sick over new years and things quickly got a new perspective in my head. I have the tendency to plan and wish for perfection, always. being responsible for two little kids routines, an entrepreneur career, a house in constant remodel, plus marriage and the lack of family around can take stress to a whole new level for me. for this first week of the year all I did was to care for my family and to be cared for. I had a non planned forced break, a well deserved one. life can get funny and surprising sometimes. and illness can be like a great storm that hurts and shakes you but goes away. to me, this time around it served as an opportunity for a recharge. to rethink on priorities and to just be thankful for what i've got. this year I am ready for rainbows, the big bright ones that come after the rain. and not to sit and wait for them, but to search for it and perhaps create one if they being hard to find.
the new perspective is to take it easy. to keep on dreaming big with a lighter heart.
*awesome and SO appropriate card by emily mcdowell