Better Today

Today, I stumbled upon a misplaced song a friend had asked me to listen to several years ago.  I listened to it for the first time today and shared it with a couple of close friends.  The entitled song, 'Better Today' by Coffey Anderson is just simply beautiful.  Simply put, It's a wedding song that tells the story of having to look no further because he's found the love of his life and his life is better today because of it. 

On the surface, it's clearly a song for lovers.  However, when I scratched beneath the surface, I found it to be much more.  I discovered it's a song about love - all love (romantic and platonic).  Indisputable, my life has been made better many todays by the numerous people I've met as I traveled along my life's journey. 

My life has been made better today when a girlfriend phone to say, "I just wanted to tell you that I love you".

My life has been made better today when I received a card in the mail from a dear friend that read, "Thanks for being an awesome friend."

My life has been made better today when I received an email from a special friend that stated, "Your blog posting is a blessing and thanks for sharing."

Take a moment and think of the many better todays that happen in your life daily and soak in the gratitude for such kindness and friendship.   

Listen to, 'Better Today', download on iTunes and surprise your special person with it and a dance.  Happy better today!

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_tfdjBJCGE

Rear View Mirror

Oh! How I look forward to a brand new year.  It's the optimal time to reflect over the past year.  Stare down all the stupid things you did or said and vow to do better in the New Year. 

As I travel down 2012, I'm visited with an abundance of happy memories.  When I round the curves, I glance at the imperfect moments.  Gheez! The lessons I've learned.  As the landscape thickens, I'm saddened by my most unhappy and often regrettable events.  However, the optimist that I am, these moments are viewed as life's learning and enriching gifts.  

As I step into 2013, I'm anxious to avoid repeat offenders that didn't bode well in 2012.  I'm pausing to assess my spiritual, physical, material, and social prosperity.  It's a time to reset your internal clocks, re-calibrate our settings, and re-chart your course.  

Here are few questions that I found to help boost your internal search:

Reflection questions:

1. What was the single best thing that happened this past year?

2. What was the single most challenging thing that happened?

3. What was an unexpected joy this past year?

4. What was an unexpected obstacle?

5. Pick three words to describe 2012.

6. Pick three words your spouse would use to describe your 2012 (don’t ask them; guess based on how you think your spouse sees you).

7. Pick three words your spouse would use to describe their 2012 (again, without asking).

8. What were the best books you read this year?

9. With whom were your most valuable relationships?

10. What was your biggest personal change from January to December of this past year?

11. In what way(s) did you grow emotionally?

12. In what way(s) did you grow spiritually?

13. In what way(s) did you grow physically?

14. In what way(s) did you grow in your relationships with others?

15. What was the most enjoyable area of managing your home?

16. What was your most challenging area of home management?

17. What was your single biggest time waster in your life this past year?

18. What was the best way you used your time this past year?

19. What was the biggest thing you learned this past year?

20. Create a phrase or statement that describes 2012 for you.

Take a look at some fierce and fabulous moments that rounded out 2012 - swaggerlishous!